New Glasgow, Town—Ville, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
New Glasgow, Town—Ville was a town in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,776. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q286048. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.586°N, 62.643°W.
Population
In 1891, New Glasgow, Town—Ville had a population of 3,776: 1,841 male and 1,935 female residents. Population density was 869.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 2,595 |
| 1891 | 3,776 |
| 1901 | 4,447 |
| 1911 | 6,383 |
| 1921 | 8,974 |
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 Glasgow, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 697 |
| Number of families | 697 |
| Number of females | 1,935 |
| Number of males | 1,841 |
| Number of married females | 585 |
| Number of married males | 588 |
| Number of married persons | 1,173 |
| Number of widowed females | 144 |
| Number of widowed males | 35 |
| Number of widowed persons | 179 |
| POP F | 1,935 |
| POP M | 1,841 |
| POP TOT | 3,776 |
| Total population | 3,776 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,206 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,218 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,424 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,774 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 677 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 5 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 672 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 608 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 64 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 77 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 76 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 455 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 677 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 18 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 95 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,348 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,661 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,107 |
| Acres of hay crops | 588 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,550 |
| Acres of land in farms | 9,211 |
| Acres of oats | 123 |
| Acres of potatoes | 45 |
| Acres of turnips | 13 |
| Acres of wheat | 14 |
| BAR AC | 18 |
| BAR BU | 462 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 462 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,201 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,158 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 252 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,351 |
| BWT BU | 40 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 1 |
| HAY AC | 588 |
| HAY TONS | 1,132 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 17 |
| Number of chickens | 2,808 |
| Number of ducks | 8 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 175 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 10 |
| Number of geese | 2 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 46 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 224 |
| Number of milk cows | 352 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 187 |
| Number of other cattle | 90 |
| Number of other fowl | 23 |
| Number of oxen | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 30 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 106 |
| Number of sheep | 146 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 42 |
| Number of swine | 24 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 12 |
| Number of turkeys | 31 |
| OAT AC | 123 |
| OAT BU | 2,201 |
| PEA BU | 10 |
| POT AC | 45 |
| POT BU | 5,158 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 60 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 198 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 504 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 3,834 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,132 |
| WHT AC | 14 |
| WHT SP BU | 252 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 22 |
| A 11 50 | 30 |
| A 201 PL | 11 |
| A 51 100 | 18 |
| BEN BU | 9 |
| BUTTER LB | 3,834 |
| CATTLE KS | 17 |
| CHEESE LB | 60 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,206 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,218 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,424 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 198 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 46 |
| DUCKS | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 697 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 504 |
| FRN CA | 2 |
| GEESE | 2 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,808 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 224 |
| HOUSES | 677 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 38 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 76 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 77 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 608 |
| HOUSES S | 5 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 455 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 64 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 5 |
| HOUSES W | 672 |
| INF 11 A | 106 |
| MD FEM | 585 |
| MD MALE | 588 |
| MD TOT | 1,173 |
| MILK COWS | 352 |
| NAME CD | Pictou |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 10 |
| OC P | 175 |
| OC TOT | 187 |
| OTHER FOWL | 23 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 90 |
| OTHERS | 3,774 |
| SHEEP | 146 |
| SHEEP KS | 42 |
| SILOS | 1 |
| SUP AM | 4,550 |
| SUP FOR | 4,661 |
| SUP JV | 95 |
| SUP PAT | 2,348 |
| SUP SC | 2,107 |
| SUP TOT | 9,211 |
| SWINE | 24 |
| SWINE KS | 12 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 677 |
| TUR AC | 13 |
| TUR BU | 2,351 |
| TURKEY | 31 |
| WID FEM | 144 |
| WID MALE | 35 |
| WID TOT | 179 |
| WORKING OX | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS039020— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS016036— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q286048
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Glasgow,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Glasgow
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 Glasgow, Town—Ville, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/new-glasgow-town-ville-ns039020-1891/.