New Annan, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
New Annan was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 854. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.596°N, 63.356°W.
Population
In 1891, New Annan had a population of 854: 450 male and 404 female residents. Population density was 7.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,266 |
| 1881 | 1,045 |
| 1891 | 854 |
| 1901 | 774 |
| 1911 | 710 |
| 1921 | 679 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, New Annan shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 159 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.80 |
| FAM NO | 179 |
| Number of families | 179 |
| Number of females | 404 |
| Number of males | 450 |
| Number of married females | 151 |
| Number of married males | 152 |
| Number of married persons | 303 |
| Number of widowed females | 24 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 39 |
| POP F | 404 |
| POP M | 450 |
| POP TOT | 854 |
| Total population | 854 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 229 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 283 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 512 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 854 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 171 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 171 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 171 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 68 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 171 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 29 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 89 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,616 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 16,407 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,368 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,933 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 8,073 |
| Acres of land in farms | 24,480 |
| Acres of oats | 534 |
| Acres of potatoes | 142 |
| Acres of turnips | 16 |
| Acres of wheat | 355 |
| BAR AC | 29 |
| BAR BU | 397 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 397 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 85 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,379 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 9,421 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 86 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 17,706 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,497 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,501 |
| BWT BU | 2,379 |
| HAY AC | 1,933 |
| HAY TONS | 2,167 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 167 |
| Number of chickens | 2,364 |
| Number of ducks | 28 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 180 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 5 |
| Number of geese | 44 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 55 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 251 |
| Number of milk cows | 683 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 186 |
| Number of other cattle | 647 |
| Number of other fowl | 5 |
| Number of oxen | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 67 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 55 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 22 |
| Number of sheep | 1,154 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 300 |
| Number of swine | 82 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 320 |
| Number of turkeys | 55 |
| OAT AC | 534 |
| OAT BU | 9,421 |
| PEA BU | 86 |
| POT AC | 142 |
| POT BU | 17,706 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 500 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,852 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,576 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 49,420 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,167 |
| WHT AC | 355 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,497 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 67 |
| A 11 50 | 20 |
| A 201 PL | 22 |
| A 51 100 | 55 |
| BEN BU | 85 |
| BUTTER LB | 49,420 |
| CATTLE KS | 167 |
| CHEESE LB | 500 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 229 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 283 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 512 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,852 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 55 |
| DUCKS | 28 |
| FAMILIES | 179 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,576 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 44 |
| GRA BU | 15 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,364 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 251 |
| HOUSES | 171 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 38 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 171 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 68 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 15 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 13 |
| HOUSES W | 171 |
| INF 11 A | 22 |
| MD FEM | 151 |
| MD MALE | 152 |
| MD TOT | 303 |
| MILK COWS | 683 |
| NAME CD | Colchester |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 5 |
| OC P | 180 |
| OC TOT | 186 |
| OTHER FOWL | 5 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 647 |
| OTHERS | 854 |
| SHEEP | 1,154 |
| SHEEP KS | 300 |
| SUP AM | 8,073 |
| SUP FOR | 16,407 |
| SUP JV | 89 |
| SUP PAT | 2,616 |
| SUP SC | 5,368 |
| SUP TOT | 24,480 |
| SWINE | 82 |
| SWINE KS | 320 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 171 |
| TUR AC | 16 |
| TUR BU | 4,501 |
| TURKEY | 55 |
| WID FEM | 24 |
| WID MALE | 15 |
| WID TOT | 39 |
| WORKING OX | 12 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS029015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS007015— 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 Annan, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/new-annan-ns029015-1891/.