Noel, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Noel was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,200. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.256°N, 63.763°W.
Population
In 1891, Noel had a population of 1,200: 634 male and 566 female residents. Population density was 22.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,978 |
| 1881 | 1,218 |
| 1891 | 1,200 |
| 1901 | 1,237 |
| 1911 | 1,311 |
| 1921 | 1,272 |
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, Noel shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 161 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.80 |
| FAM NO | 208 |
| Number of families | 208 |
| Number of females | 566 |
| Number of males | 634 |
| Number of married females | 182 |
| Number of married males | 185 |
| Number of married persons | 367 |
| Number of widowed females | 28 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 38 |
| POP F | 566 |
| POP M | 634 |
| POP TOT | 1,200 |
| Total population | 1,200 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 356 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 439 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 795 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,200 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 203 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 203 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 198 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 94 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 204 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 68 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 95 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,391 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 19,016 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,118 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,472 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,604 |
| Acres of land in farms | 26,620 |
| Acres of oats | 296 |
| Acres of potatoes | 124 |
| Acres of turnips | 19 |
| Acres of wheat | 18 |
| BAR AC | 68 |
| BAR BU | 1,333 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,333 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 103 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 617 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,128 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 19,047 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 148 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,680 |
| BWT BU | 617 |
| HAY AC | 2,472 |
| HAY TONS | 2,861 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 160 |
| Number of chickens | 2,471 |
| Number of ducks | 113 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 186 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 17 |
| Number of geese | 317 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 56 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 185 |
| Number of milk cows | 513 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 204 |
| Number of other cattle | 691 |
| Number of oxen | 142 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 56 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 37 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 51 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 26 |
| Number of sheep | 1,105 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 629 |
| Number of swine | 106 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 397 |
| Number of turkeys | 80 |
| OAT AC | 296 |
| OAT BU | 6,128 |
| PEA BU | 25 |
| POT AC | 124 |
| POT BU | 19,047 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 88 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,924 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 32,915 |
| RYE BU | 20 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,861 |
| WHT AC | 18 |
| WHT SP BU | 148 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 56 |
| A 11 50 | 37 |
| A 201 PL | 34 |
| A 51 100 | 51 |
| BEN BU | 103 |
| BUTTER LB | 32,915 |
| CATTLE KS | 160 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 356 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 439 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 795 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 88 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 56 |
| DUCKS | 113 |
| FAMILIES | 208 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,924 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 317 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,471 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 185 |
| HOUSES | 203 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 12 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 31 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 30 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 198 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 94 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 13 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 9 |
| HOUSES W | 203 |
| INF 11 A | 26 |
| MD FEM | 182 |
| MD MALE | 185 |
| MD TOT | 367 |
| MILK COWS | 513 |
| NAME CD | Hants |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 17 |
| OC P | 186 |
| OC TOT | 204 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 691 |
| OTHERS | 1,200 |
| SHEEP | 1,105 |
| SHEEP KS | 629 |
| SUP AM | 7,604 |
| SUP FOR | 19,016 |
| SUP JV | 95 |
| SUP PAT | 3,391 |
| SUP SC | 4,118 |
| SUP TOT | 26,620 |
| SWINE | 106 |
| SWINE KS | 397 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 204 |
| TUR AC | 19 |
| TUR BU | 4,680 |
| TURKEY | 80 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 28 |
| WID MALE | 10 |
| WID TOT | 38 |
| WORKING OX | 142 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS035013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS012008— 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). "Noel, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/noel-ns035013-1891/.