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 density was 27.3 people per square mile.
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 145 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.20 |
| FAM NO | 63 |
| Number of families | 63 |
| Number of females | 204 |
| Number of males | 180 |
| Number of married females | 47 |
| Number of married males | 46 |
| Number of married persons | 93 |
| Number of widowed females | 17 |
| Number of widowed males | 2 |
| Number of widowed persons | 19 |
| POP F | 204 |
| POP M | 180 |
| POP TOT | 384 |
| Total population | 384 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 140 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 132 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 272 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 384 |
Buildings & housing (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 62 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 62 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 62 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 62 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (56 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 7 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 5 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,645 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,857 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 953 |
| Acres of hay crops | 340 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,603 |
| Acres of land in farms | 5,460 |
| Acres of oats | 152 |
| Acres of potatoes | 36 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 4 |
| BAR AC | 7 |
| BAR BU | 128 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 128 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,863 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,581 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 28 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 122 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 21 |
| HAY AC | 340 |
| HAY TONS | 336 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 38 |
| Number of chickens | 390 |
| Number of ducks | 6 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 65 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 2 |
| Number of geese | 9 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 11 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 49 |
| Number of milk cows | 174 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 67 |
| Number of other cattle | 141 |
| Number of other fowl | 9 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 27 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 5 |
| Number of sheep | 408 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 222 |
| Number of swine | 61 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 64 |
| Number of turkeys | 4 |
| OAT AC | 152 |
| OAT BU | 1,863 |
| POT AC | 36 |
| POT BU | 4,581 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 200 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 190 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,096 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 8,635 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 336 |
| WHT AC | 4 |
| WHT FALL BU | 21 |
| WHT SP BU | 28 |
Other recorded variables (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 15 |
| A 11 50 | 27 |
| A 51 100 | 20 |
| BUTTER LB | 8,635 |
| CATTLE KS | 38 |
| CHEESE LB | 200 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 140 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 132 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 272 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 190 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 11 |
| DUCKS | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 62 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,096 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 9 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 390 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 49 |
| HOUSES | 62 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 13 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 62 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 6 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 7 |
| HOUSES W | 62 |
| INF 11 A | 5 |
| MD FEM | 47 |
| MD MALE | 46 |
| MD TOT | 93 |
| MILK COWS | 174 |
| NAME CD | Victoria |
| OC F | 2 |
| OC P | 65 |
| OC TOT | 67 |
| OTHER FOWL | 9 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 141 |
| OTHERS | 384 |
| SHEEP | 408 |
| SHEEP KS | 222 |
| SUP AM | 2,603 |
| SUP FOR | 2,857 |
| SUP JV | 5 |
| SUP PAT | 1,645 |
| SUP SC | 953 |
| SUP TOT | 5,460 |
| SWINE | 61 |
| SWINE KS | 64 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 62 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 122 |
| TURKEY | 4 |
| WID FEM | 17 |
| WID MALE | 2 |
| WID TOT | 19 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
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/.