New Germany, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
New Germany was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,838. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q14875738. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.546°N, 64.689°W.
Population
In 1891, New Germany had a population of 3,838: 1,994 male and 1,844 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,851 |
| 1881 | 3,608 |
| 1891 | 3,838 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Chesley Corner, 1901 (40.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Midville Branch, 1901 (13.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Northfield, 1901 (19.6% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Barss Corner, 1901 (27.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, New Germany shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 3,838 total population, 1,994 males, 1,844 females, 1,331 married persons, 666 married females, 665 married males, 656 families, 102 widowed persons, 66 widowed females, 36 widowed males, 5.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,405 single persons under 18, 1,293 single males under 18, 1,112 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 3,838 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 653 houses, 653 houses built of wood, 653 occupied houses, 646 houses of 1 story, 307 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 98 houses of 4 rooms, 76 houses of 3 rooms, 69 houses of 5 rooms, 67 houses of 2 rooms, 31 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 10 uninhabited houses, 7 houses of 2 stories, 4 houses of 1 room, 4 houses under construction, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 80,190 pounds of homemade butter, 79,100 acres of land in farms, 47,369 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 44,110 bushels of potatoes, 31,731 acres of improved land in farms, 15,702 acres of farmland under crops, 15,531 acres of farmland in pasture, 12,977 bushels of oats, 10,628 acres of hay crops, 10,072 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 9,594 bushels of turnips, 8,083 tons of hay, 7,416 bushels of barley, 6,432 chickens, 5,923 bushels of rye, 4,035 sheep, 4,024 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,839 sheep slaughtered or sold, 2,187 other cattle, 2,022 bushels of buckwheat, 1,417 milk cows, 1,305 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,015 cattle killed or sold, 921 bushels of spring wheat, 919 oxen, 677 occupants of farms, 647 farm occupants who own their land, 641 swine slaughtered or sold, 569 acres of oats, 498 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 415 acres of barley, 414 acres of potatoes, 406 swine, 308 horses aged over 3 years, 278 bushels of beans, 264 geese, 216 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 200 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 183 bushels of peas, 149 turkeys, 104 horses aged 3 years and under, 94 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 91 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 89 ducks, 84 other fowl, 76 acres of wheat, 76 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 69 acres of turnips, 30 farm occupants who rent their land, 18 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 7 bushels of corn, 5 bushels of winter wheat. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS038008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS038008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q14875738
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 Germany, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/new-germany-ns038008-1891/.