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 72 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 279 total population, 151 males, 128 females, 106 married persons, 62 families, 53 married females, 53 married males, 18 widowed persons, 12 widowed females, 6 widowed males, 4.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 155 single persons under 18, 92 single males under 18, 63 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 279 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 57 houses, 57 houses built of wood, 57 occupied houses, 54 houses of 1 story, 29 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 11 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 6 houses of 4 rooms, 5 houses of 2 rooms, 4 houses of 5 rooms, 3 houses of 2 stories, 2 houses of 3 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 9,198 pounds of homemade butter, 8,421 acres of land in farms, 6,376 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,570 bushels of potatoes, 2,045 acres of improved land in farms, 1,802 bushels of turnips, 1,200 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,034 acres of farmland in pasture, 965 acres of farmland under crops, 795 bushels of oats, 779 tons of hay, 753 acres of hay crops, 721 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 515 chickens, 199 bushels of buckwheat, 189 bushels of barley, 140 other cattle, 124 milk cows, 120 sheep, 114 sheep slaughtered or sold, 64 oxen, 61 acres of oats, 58 cattle killed or sold, 58 occupants of farms, 56 farm occupants who own their land, 48 bushels of beans, 48 swine, 46 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 43 bushels of spring wheat, 43 swine slaughtered or sold, 40 horses aged over 3 years, 35 acres of potatoes, 17 geese, 16 ducks, 15 bushels of peas, 15 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 14 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 13 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 12 acres of barley, 8 acres of turnips, 8 bushels of rye, 8 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 8 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 7 horses aged 3 years and under, 3 acres of wheat, 2 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.