North Sydney, T-V, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
North Sydney, T-V was a town in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,522. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q641876. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.198°N, 60.289°W.
Population
In 1891, North Sydney, T-V had a population of 2,522: 1,242 male and 1,280 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 2,522 |
| 1911 | 5,418 |
| 1921 | 6,585 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Sydney N, 1881 (49.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, North Sydney, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,522 total population, 1,280 females, 1,242 males, 741 married persons, 453 families, 375 married females, 366 married males, 122 widowed persons, 89 widowed females, 33 widowed males, 5.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,659 single persons under 18, 843 single males under 18, 816 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,520 persons who are not French Canadian, 2 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 450 occupied houses, 444 houses, 438 houses built of wood, 238 houses of 2 stories, 197 houses of 1 story, 190 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 71 houses of 4 rooms, 66 houses of 5 rooms, 44 houses of 3 rooms, 38 houses of 2 rooms, 24 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 14 uninhabited houses, 8 houses of 3 stories, 8 houses of over 15 rooms, 7 houses under construction, 6 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 3 houses built of brick, 3 houses built of stone, 3 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of more than 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 6,169 pounds of homemade butter, 4,192 bushels of potatoes, 3,958 acres of land in farms, 2,162 acres of improved land in farms, 1,958 chickens, 1,796 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,242 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,014 sheep slaughtered or sold, 878 acres of farmland under crops, 673 bushels of turnips, 608 bushels of oats, 499 tons of hay, 341 acres of hay crops, 340 bushels of barley, 302 cattle killed or sold, 191 milk cows, 131 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 123 occupants of farms, 118 horses aged over 3 years, 100 farm occupants who own their land, 92 other fowl, 80 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 67 ducks, 53 swine, 48 acres of potatoes, 42 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 33 sheep, 28 geese, 28 other cattle, 26 acres of oats, 24 turkeys, 22 farm occupants who rent their land, 19 swine slaughtered or sold, 16 acres of barley, 16 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 16 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 13 horses aged 3 years and under, 10 acres of turnips, 10 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 8 bushels of beans, 6 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 4 bushels of peas, 2 bushels of corn, 1 employees on farms, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS028020— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS006009_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q641876
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Sydney,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Sydney_(Nouvelle-%C3%89cosse)
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 Sydney, T-V, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/north-sydney-t-v-ns028020-1891/.