New Larig, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
New Larig was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 474. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.423°N, 62.859°W.
Population
In 1891, New Larig had a population of 474: 233 male and 241 female residents. Population density was 16.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 590 |
| 1881 | 535 |
| 1891 | 474 |
| 1901 | 437 |
| 1911 | 274 |
| 1921 | 322 |
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 Larig 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 | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 97 |
| Number of families | 97 |
| Number of females | 241 |
| Number of males | 233 |
| Number of married females | 69 |
| Number of married males | 68 |
| Number of married persons | 137 |
| Number of widowed females | 28 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 39 |
| POP F | 241 |
| POP M | 233 |
| POP TOT | 474 |
| Total population | 474 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 144 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 154 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 298 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 474 |
Buildings & housing (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 95 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 95 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 92 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 59 |
| Number of occupied houses | 95 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (56 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 24 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 27 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,448 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,656 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,912 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,151 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,387 |
| Acres of land in farms | 9,043 |
| Acres of oats | 622 |
| Acres of potatoes | 88 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 37 |
| BAR AC | 24 |
| BAR BU | 329 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 329 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 883 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 7,513 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,422 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 497 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 449 |
| BWT BU | 883 |
| HAY AC | 1,151 |
| HAY TONS | 1,141 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 126 |
| Number of chickens | 1,292 |
| Number of ducks | 48 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 93 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 2 |
| Number of geese | 151 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 44 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 144 |
| Number of milk cows | 371 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 95 |
| Number of other cattle | 295 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 53 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 8 |
| Number of sheep | 768 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 339 |
| Number of swine | 63 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 112 |
| Number of turkeys | 100 |
| OAT AC | 622 |
| OAT BU | 7,513 |
| POT AC | 88 |
| POT BU | 8,422 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,040 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,858 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 20,460 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,141 |
| WHT AC | 37 |
| WHT SP BU | 497 |
Other recorded variables (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 21 |
| A 11 50 | 11 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 53 |
| BEN BU | 7 |
| BUTTER LB | 20,460 |
| CATTLE KS | 126 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,040 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 144 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 154 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 298 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,858 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 44 |
| DUCKS | 48 |
| FAMILIES | 97 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 151 |
| GRA BU | 12 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,292 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 144 |
| HOUSES | 95 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 8 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 92 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 59 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 5 |
| HOUSES W | 95 |
| INF 11 A | 8 |
| MD FEM | 69 |
| MD MALE | 68 |
| MD TOT | 137 |
| MILK COWS | 371 |
| NAME CD | Pictou |
| OC F | 2 |
| OC P | 93 |
| OC TOT | 95 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 295 |
| OTHERS | 474 |
| SHEEP | 768 |
| SHEEP KS | 339 |
| SUP AM | 4,387 |
| SUP FOR | 4,656 |
| SUP JV | 27 |
| SUP PAT | 2,448 |
| SUP SC | 1,912 |
| SUP TOT | 9,043 |
| SWINE | 63 |
| SWINE KS | 112 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 95 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 449 |
| TURKEY | 100 |
| WID FEM | 28 |
| WID MALE | 11 |
| WID TOT | 39 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS039021— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS016026— 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 Larig, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/new-larig-ns039021-1891/.