New Campbellton, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
New Campbellton was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 384. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.293°N, 60.460°W.
Population
In 1891, New Campbellton had a population of 384: 180 male and 204 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 482 |
| 1891 | 384 |
| 1901 | 391 |
| 1911 | 242 |
| 1921 | 240 |
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 Campbellton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 71 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 384 total population, 204 females, 180 males, 93 married persons, 63 families, 47 married females, 46 married males, 19 widowed persons, 17 widowed females, 6.20 average size of families, 2 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 272 single persons under 18, 140 single females under 18, 132 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 384 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 62 houses, 62 houses built of wood, 62 houses of 1 story, 62 occupied houses, 22 houses of 5 rooms, 13 houses of 3 rooms, 13 houses of 4 rooms, 7 uninhabited houses, 6 houses of 2 rooms, 6 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 2 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 8,635 pounds of homemade butter, 5,460 acres of land in farms, 4,581 bushels of potatoes, 2,857 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,603 acres of improved land in farms, 1,863 bushels of oats, 1,645 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,096 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 953 acres of farmland under crops, 408 sheep, 390 chickens, 340 acres of hay crops, 336 tons of hay, 222 sheep slaughtered or sold, 200 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 190 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 174 milk cows, 152 acres of oats, 141 other cattle, 128 bushels of barley, 122 bushels of turnips, 67 occupants of farms, 65 farm occupants who own their land, 64 swine slaughtered or sold, 61 swine, 49 horses aged over 3 years, 38 cattle killed or sold, 36 acres of potatoes, 28 bushels of spring wheat, 27 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 21 bushels of winter wheat, 20 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 15 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 11 horses aged 3 years and under, 9 geese, 9 other fowl, 7 acres of barley, 6 ducks, 5 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 5 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 4 acres of wheat, 4 turkeys, 2 acres of turnips, 2 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS043012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS020015_1881— 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 Campbellton, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/new-campbellton-ns043012-1891/.