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 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 71 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 474 total population, 241 females, 233 males, 137 married persons, 97 families, 69 married females, 68 married males, 39 widowed persons, 28 widowed females, 11 widowed males, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 298 single persons under 18, 154 single males under 18, 144 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 474 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 95 houses, 95 houses built of wood, 95 occupied houses, 92 houses of 1 story, 59 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 25 houses of 5 rooms, 8 houses of 4 rooms, 5 uninhabited houses, 3 houses of 2 stories, 2 houses of 3 rooms, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 20,460 pounds of homemade butter, 9,043 acres of land in farms, 8,422 bushels of potatoes, 7,513 bushels of oats, 4,656 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,387 acres of improved land in farms, 2,858 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,448 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,912 acres of farmland under crops, 1,292 chickens, 1,151 acres of hay crops, 1,141 tons of hay, 1,040 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 883 bushels of buckwheat, 768 sheep, 622 acres of oats, 497 bushels of spring wheat, 449 bushels of turnips, 371 milk cows, 339 sheep slaughtered or sold, 329 bushels of barley, 295 other cattle, 151 geese, 144 horses aged over 3 years, 126 cattle killed or sold, 112 swine slaughtered or sold, 100 turkeys, 95 occupants of farms, 93 farm occupants who own their land, 88 acres of potatoes, 63 swine, 53 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 48 ducks, 44 horses aged 3 years and under, 37 acres of wheat, 27 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 24 acres of barley, 21 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 12 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 11 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 8 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 7 bushels of beans, 6 acres of turnips, 2 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.