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 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 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 808 total population, 409 females, 399 males, 228 married persons, 143 families, 114 married females, 114 married males, 44 widowed persons, 28 widowed females, 16 widowed males, 5.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 536 single persons under 18, 269 single males under 18, 267 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 807 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 142 occupied houses, 138 houses, 138 houses built of wood, 132 houses of 1 story, 69 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 19 houses of 4 rooms, 16 houses of 5 rooms, 14 houses of 3 rooms, 13 houses of 2 rooms, 6 houses of 2 stories, 4 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 3 houses of 1 room, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 28,680 pounds of homemade butter, 21,179 acres of land in farms, 15,899 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 11,120 bushels of potatoes, 5,280 acres of improved land in farms, 3,387 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,705 bushels of oats, 2,623 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,612 acres of farmland under crops, 2,548 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,657 chickens, 1,582 tons of hay, 1,500 sheep, 1,088 acres of hay crops, 922 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 627 sheep slaughtered or sold, 587 milk cows, 424 other cattle, 363 acres of oats, 296 bushels of barley, 284 bushels of buckwheat, 230 cattle killed or sold, 181 bushels of turnips, 170 horses aged over 3 years, 167 bushels of spring wheat, 155 acres of potatoes, 137 occupants of farms, 124 farm occupants who own their land, 104 swine slaughtered or sold, 76 swine, 69 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 45 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 38 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 37 horses aged 3 years and under, 33 acres of barley, 30 bushels of rye, 23 acres of wheat, 15 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 13 farm occupants who rent their land, 13 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 7 turkeys, 6 other fowl, 3 acres of turnips, 3 bushels of beans, 3 geese, 2 oxen, 2 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.