New Ross, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
New Ross was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,127. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q14875739. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.757°N, 64.492°W.
Population
In 1891, New Ross had a population of 1,127: 598 male and 529 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 972 |
| 1881 | 1,072 |
| 1891 | 1,127 |
| 1901 | 1,264 |
| 1911 | 1,372 |
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 Ross shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,127 total population, 598 males, 529 females, 344 married persons, 180 families, 174 married females, 170 married males, 21 widowed persons, 12 widowed females, 9 widowed males, 6.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 762 single persons under 18, 419 single males under 18, 343 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,127 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 179 houses, 179 houses built of wood, 179 occupied houses, 176 houses of 1 story, 58 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 36 houses of 2 rooms, 33 houses of 4 rooms, 22 houses of 5 rooms, 18 houses of 3 rooms, 8 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 4 houses of 1 room, 3 houses of 2 stories, 3 houses under construction, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 28,676 acres of land in farms, 22,857 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 20,161 bushels of potatoes, 17,077 pounds of homemade butter, 5,819 acres of improved land in farms, 3,466 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 3,042 acres of farmland under crops, 2,687 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,540 acres of hay crops, 2,091 tons of hay, 2,022 bushels of turnips, 1,744 bushels of oats, 1,206 chickens, 1,108 sheep, 1,022 bushels of barley, 900 bushels of buckwheat, 740 sheep slaughtered or sold, 552 other cattle, 355 milk cows, 296 oxen, 210 acres of potatoes, 182 occupants of farms, 177 farm occupants who own their land, 161 swine slaughtered or sold, 149 geese, 134 cattle killed or sold, 108 swine, 107 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 102 acres of oats, 90 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 79 horses aged over 3 years, 72 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 70 bushels of spring wheat, 66 bushels of rye, 62 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 59 acres of barley, 55 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 46 bushels of beans, 33 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 27 turkeys, 25 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 20 acres of turnips, 11 horses aged 3 years and under, 7 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 6 bushels of peas, 5 acres of wheat, 5 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS038009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS049026— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q14875739
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 Ross, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/new-ross-ns038009-1891/.