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 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 density was 6.3 people per square mile.
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 155 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.20 |
| FAM NO | 180 |
| Number of families | 180 |
| Number of females | 529 |
| Number of males | 598 |
| Number of married females | 174 |
| Number of married males | 170 |
| Number of married persons | 344 |
| Number of widowed females | 12 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 21 |
| POP F | 529 |
| POP M | 598 |
| POP TOT | 1,127 |
| Total population | 1,127 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 343 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 419 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 762 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,127 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 179 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 179 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 4 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 176 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 58 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 179 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 59 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 90 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,687 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 22,857 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,042 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,540 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,819 |
| Acres of land in farms | 28,676 |
| Acres of oats | 102 |
| Acres of potatoes | 210 |
| Acres of turnips | 20 |
| Acres of wheat | 5 |
| BAR AC | 59 |
| BAR BU | 1,022 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,022 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 46 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 900 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,744 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 20,161 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 66 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 70 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,022 |
| BWT BU | 900 |
| HAY AC | 2,540 |
| HAY TONS | 2,091 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 134 |
| Number of chickens | 1,206 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 177 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 5 |
| Number of geese | 149 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 11 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 79 |
| Number of milk cows | 355 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 182 |
| Number of other cattle | 552 |
| Number of oxen | 296 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 55 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 62 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 33 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 7 |
| Number of sheep | 1,108 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 740 |
| Number of swine | 108 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 161 |
| Number of turkeys | 27 |
| OAT AC | 102 |
| OAT BU | 1,744 |
| PEA BU | 6 |
| POT AC | 210 |
| POT BU | 20,161 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 72 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 107 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,466 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 17,077 |
| RYE BU | 66 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,091 |
| WHT AC | 5 |
| WHT SP BU | 70 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 55 |
| A 11 50 | 25 |
| A 201 PL | 33 |
| A 51 100 | 62 |
| BEN BU | 46 |
| BUTTER LB | 17,077 |
| CATTLE KS | 134 |
| CHEESE LB | 72 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 343 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 419 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 762 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 107 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 11 |
| FAMILIES | 180 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,466 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 149 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,206 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 79 |
| HOUSES | 179 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 33 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 176 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 58 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 36 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 1 |
| HOUSES W | 179 |
| INF 11 A | 7 |
| MD FEM | 174 |
| MD MALE | 170 |
| MD TOT | 344 |
| MILK COWS | 355 |
| NAME CD | Lunenburg |
| OC F | 5 |
| OC P | 177 |
| OC TOT | 182 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 552 |
| OTHERS | 1,127 |
| SHEEP | 1,108 |
| SHEEP KS | 740 |
| SUP AM | 5,819 |
| SUP FOR | 22,857 |
| SUP JV | 90 |
| SUP PAT | 2,687 |
| SUP SC | 3,042 |
| SUP TOT | 28,676 |
| SWINE | 108 |
| SWINE KS | 161 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 179 |
| TUR AC | 20 |
| TUR BU | 2,022 |
| TURKEY | 27 |
| WID FEM | 12 |
| WID MALE | 9 |
| WID TOT | 21 |
| WORKING OX | 296 |
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: 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 Ross, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/new-ross-ns038009-1891/.