New Albany, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
New Albany was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 279. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.838°N, 64.979°W.
Population
In 1891, New Albany had a population of 279: 151 male and 128 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 279 |
| 1901 | 292 |
| 1911 | 215 |
| 1921 | 188 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Dalhousie, 1881 (42.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, New Albany shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 147 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.50 |
| FAM NO | 62 |
| Number of families | 62 |
| Number of females | 128 |
| Number of males | 151 |
| Number of married females | 53 |
| Number of married males | 53 |
| Number of married persons | 106 |
| Number of widowed females | 12 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 18 |
| POP F | 128 |
| POP M | 151 |
| POP TOT | 279 |
| Total population | 279 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 63 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 92 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 155 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 279 |
Buildings & housing (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 57 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 57 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 54 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 29 |
| Number of occupied houses | 57 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 12 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 46 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,034 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,376 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 965 |
| Acres of hay crops | 753 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,045 |
| Acres of land in farms | 8,421 |
| Acres of oats | 61 |
| Acres of potatoes | 35 |
| Acres of turnips | 8 |
| Acres of wheat | 3 |
| BAR AC | 12 |
| BAR BU | 189 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 189 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 48 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 199 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 795 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,570 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 43 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,802 |
| BWT BU | 199 |
| HAY AC | 753 |
| HAY TONS | 779 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 58 |
| Number of chickens | 515 |
| Number of ducks | 16 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 56 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 2 |
| Number of geese | 17 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 7 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 40 |
| Number of milk cows | 124 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 58 |
| Number of other cattle | 140 |
| Number of oxen | 64 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 8 |
| Number of sheep | 120 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 114 |
| Number of swine | 48 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 43 |
| OAT AC | 61 |
| OAT BU | 795 |
| PEA BU | 15 |
| POT AC | 35 |
| POT BU | 3,570 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,200 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 721 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 9,198 |
| RYE BU | 8 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 779 |
| WHT AC | 3 |
| WHT SP BU | 43 |
Other recorded variables (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 13 |
| A 11 50 | 8 |
| A 201 PL | 14 |
| A 51 100 | 15 |
| BEN BU | 48 |
| BUTTER LB | 9,198 |
| CATTLE KS | 58 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,200 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 63 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 92 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 155 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 721 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 7 |
| DUCKS | 16 |
| FAMILIES | 62 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.50 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 17 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 515 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 40 |
| HOUSES | 57 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 11 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 6 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 54 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 29 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES W | 57 |
| INF 11 A | 8 |
| MD FEM | 53 |
| MD MALE | 53 |
| MD TOT | 106 |
| MILK COWS | 124 |
| NAME CD | Annapolis |
| OC F | 2 |
| OC P | 56 |
| OC TOT | 58 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 140 |
| OTHERS | 279 |
| SHEEP | 120 |
| SHEEP KS | 114 |
| SUP AM | 2,045 |
| SUP FOR | 6,376 |
| SUP JV | 46 |
| SUP PAT | 1,034 |
| SUP SC | 965 |
| SUP TOT | 8,421 |
| SWINE | 48 |
| SWINE KS | 43 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 57 |
| TUR AC | 8 |
| TUR BU | 1,802 |
| WID FEM | 12 |
| WID MALE | 6 |
| WID TOT | 18 |
| WORKING OX | 64 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS026022— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS004019— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "New Albany, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/new-albany-ns026022-1891/.