North Mountain, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
North Mountain was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 808. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.767°N, 61.164°W.
Population
In 1891, North Mountain had a population of 808: 399 male and 409 female residents. Population density was 28.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 856 |
| 1881 | 833 |
| 1891 | 808 |
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, North Mountain shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 143 |
| Number of families | 143 |
| Number of females | 409 |
| Number of males | 399 |
| Number of married females | 114 |
| Number of married males | 114 |
| Number of married persons | 228 |
| Number of widowed females | 28 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 44 |
| POP F | 409 |
| POP M | 399 |
| POP TOT | 808 |
| Total population | 808 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 267 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 269 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 536 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 807 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses | 138 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 138 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 132 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 6 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 69 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 142 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 33 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 45 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,623 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 15,899 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,612 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,088 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,280 |
| Acres of land in farms | 21,179 |
| Acres of oats | 363 |
| Acres of potatoes | 155 |
| Acres of turnips | 3 |
| Acres of wheat | 23 |
| BAR AC | 33 |
| BAR BU | 296 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 296 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 284 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,705 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,120 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 167 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 181 |
| BWT BU | 284 |
| HAY AC | 1,088 |
| HAY TONS | 1,582 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 230 |
| Number of chickens | 1,657 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 124 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 13 |
| Number of geese | 3 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 37 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 170 |
| Number of milk cows | 587 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 137 |
| Number of other cattle | 424 |
| Number of other fowl | 6 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 69 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 38 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 15 |
| Number of sheep | 1,500 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 627 |
| Number of swine | 76 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 104 |
| Number of turkeys | 7 |
| OAT AC | 363 |
| OAT BU | 2,705 |
| POT AC | 155 |
| POT BU | 11,120 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 2,548 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 922 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,387 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 28,680 |
| RYE BU | 30 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,582 |
| WHT AC | 23 |
| WHT SP BU | 167 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 69 |
| A 11 50 | 2 |
| A 201 PL | 13 |
| A 51 100 | 38 |
| BEN BU | 3 |
| BUTTER LB | 28,680 |
| CATTLE KS | 230 |
| CHEESE LB | 2,548 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 267 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 269 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 536 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 922 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 37 |
| FAMILIES | 143 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,387 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 3 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,657 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 170 |
| HOUSES | 138 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 19 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 132 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 69 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 13 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 6 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 2 |
| HOUSES W | 138 |
| INF 11 A | 15 |
| MD FEM | 114 |
| MD MALE | 114 |
| MD TOT | 228 |
| MILK COWS | 587 |
| NAME CD | Inverness |
| OC F | 13 |
| OC P | 124 |
| OC TOT | 137 |
| OTHER FOWL | 6 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 424 |
| OTHERS | 807 |
| SHEEP | 1,500 |
| SHEEP KS | 627 |
| SUP AM | 5,280 |
| SUP FOR | 15,899 |
| SUP JV | 45 |
| SUP PAT | 2,623 |
| SUP SC | 2,612 |
| SUP TOT | 21,179 |
| SWINE | 76 |
| SWINE KS | 104 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 142 |
| TUR AC | 3 |
| TUR BU | 181 |
| TURKEY | 7 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 4 |
| WID FEM | 28 |
| WID MALE | 16 |
| WID TOT | 44 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS036012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS036012— 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). "North Mountain, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/north-mountain-ns036012-1891/.