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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 2,595 |
| 1891 | 3,776 |
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 83 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 3,776 total population, 1,935 females, 1,841 males, 1,173 married persons, 697 families, 588 married males, 585 married females, 179 widowed persons, 144 widowed females, 35 widowed males, 5.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,424 single persons under 18, 1,218 single males under 18, 1,206 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 3,774 persons who are not French Canadian, 2 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 677 houses, 677 occupied houses, 672 houses built of wood, 608 houses of 1 story, 455 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 77 houses of 4 rooms, 76 houses of 5 rooms, 64 houses of 2 stories, 38 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 20 houses of 3 rooms, 5 houses built of stone, 5 houses of 2 rooms, 5 houses of 3 stories, 5 houses of over 15 rooms, 5 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 9,211 acres of land in farms, 5,158 bushels of potatoes, 4,661 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,550 acres of improved land in farms, 3,834 pounds of homemade butter, 2,808 chickens, 2,351 bushels of turnips, 2,348 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,201 bushels of oats, 2,107 acres of farmland under crops, 1,132 tons of hay, 588 acres of hay crops, 504 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 462 bushels of barley, 352 milk cows, 252 bushels of spring wheat, 224 horses aged over 3 years, 198 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 187 occupants of farms, 175 farm occupants who own their land, 146 sheep, 123 acres of oats, 106 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 95 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 90 other cattle, 60 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 46 horses aged 3 years and under, 45 acres of potatoes, 42 sheep slaughtered or sold, 40 bushels of buckwheat, 31 turkeys, 30 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 24 swine, 23 other fowl, 22 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 18 acres of barley, 18 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 17 cattle killed or sold, 14 acres of wheat, 13 acres of turnips, 12 swine slaughtered or sold, 11 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 10 bushels of peas, 10 farm occupants who rent their land, 9 bushels of beans, 8 ducks, 3 oxen, 2 employees on farms, 2 geese, Capacity of silos (tons): 1. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS039020— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS039020— 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/.