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 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 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 854 total population, 450 males, 404 females, 303 married persons, 179 families, 152 married males, 151 married females, 39 widowed persons, 24 widowed females, 15 widowed males, 4.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 512 single persons under 18, 283 single males under 18, 229 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 854 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 171 houses, 171 houses built of wood, 171 houses of 1 story, 171 occupied houses, 68 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 38 houses of 4 rooms, 25 houses of 5 rooms, 22 houses of 3 rooms, 15 houses of 2 rooms, 13 uninhabited houses, 2 houses of 1 room, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 49,420 pounds of homemade butter, 24,480 acres of land in farms, 17,706 bushels of potatoes, 16,407 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,421 bushels of oats, 8,073 acres of improved land in farms, 5,368 acres of farmland under crops, 4,501 bushels of turnips, 3,497 bushels of spring wheat, 2,852 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,616 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,379 bushels of buckwheat, 2,364 chickens, 2,167 tons of hay, 1,933 acres of hay crops, 1,576 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,154 sheep, 683 milk cows, 647 other cattle, 534 acres of oats, 500 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 397 bushels of barley, 355 acres of wheat, 320 swine slaughtered or sold, 300 sheep slaughtered or sold, 251 horses aged over 3 years, 186 occupants of farms, 180 farm occupants who own their land, 167 cattle killed or sold, 142 acres of potatoes, 89 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 86 bushels of peas, 85 bushels of beans, 82 swine, 67 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 55 horses aged 3 years and under, 55 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 55 turkeys, 44 geese, 29 acres of barley, 28 ducks, 22 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 22 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 20 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 16 acres of turnips, 15 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 12 oxen, 5 farm occupants who rent their land, 5 other fowl, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.