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 |
| 1901 | 4,646 |
| 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 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 453 |
| Number of families | 453 |
| Number of females | 1,280 |
| Number of males | 1,242 |
| Number of married females | 375 |
| Number of married males | 366 |
| Number of married persons | 741 |
| Number of widowed females | 89 |
| Number of widowed males | 33 |
| Number of widowed persons | 122 |
| POP F | 1,280 |
| POP M | 1,242 |
| POP TOT | 2,522 |
| Total population | 2,522 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 816 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 843 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,659 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,520 |
Buildings & housing (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 6 |
| Number of houses | 444 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 3 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 3 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 438 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 197 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 238 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 44 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 8 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 71 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 66 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 190 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of occupied houses | 450 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (55 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 16 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 42 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,242 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,796 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 878 |
| Acres of hay crops | 341 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,162 |
| Acres of land in farms | 3,958 |
| Acres of oats | 26 |
| Acres of potatoes | 48 |
| Acres of turnips | 10 |
| BAR AC | 16 |
| BAR BU | 340 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 340 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 608 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,192 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 673 |
| CRN BU | 2 |
| HAY AC | 341 |
| HAY TONS | 499 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 302 |
| Number of chickens | 1,958 |
| Number of ducks | 67 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 100 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 22 |
| Number of geese | 28 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 13 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 118 |
| Number of milk cows | 191 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 123 |
| Number of other cattle | 28 |
| Number of other fowl | 92 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 80 |
| Number of sheep | 33 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,014 |
| Number of swine | 53 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 19 |
| Number of turkeys | 24 |
| OAT AC | 26 |
| OAT BU | 608 |
| PEA BU | 4 |
| POT AC | 48 |
| POT BU | 4,192 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 6 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 131 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 6,169 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 499 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 10 |
| A 11 50 | 16 |
| A 201 PL | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 16 |
| BEN BU | 8 |
| BUTTER LB | 6,169 |
| CATTLE KS | 302 |
| CHEESE LB | 6 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 816 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 843 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,659 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 131 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 13 |
| DUCKS | 67 |
| FAMILIES | 453 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FRN CA | 2 |
| GEESE | 28 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,958 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 118 |
| HOUSES | 444 |
| HOUSES B | 3 |
| HOUSES CON | 7 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 24 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 66 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 71 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 197 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES S | 3 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 190 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 8 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 44 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 38 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 238 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 14 |
| HOUSES W | 438 |
| INF 11 A | 80 |
| MD FEM | 375 |
| MD MALE | 366 |
| MD TOT | 741 |
| MILK COWS | 191 |
| NAME CD | Cape Breton |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 22 |
| OC P | 100 |
| OC TOT | 123 |
| OTHER FOWL | 92 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 28 |
| OTHERS | 2,520 |
| SHEEP | 33 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,014 |
| SUP AM | 2,162 |
| SUP FOR | 1,796 |
| SUP JV | 42 |
| SUP PAT | 1,242 |
| SUP SC | 878 |
| SUP TOT | 3,958 |
| SWINE | 53 |
| SWINE KS | 19 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 450 |
| TUR AC | 10 |
| TUR BU | 673 |
| TURKEY | 24 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 6 |
| WID FEM | 89 |
| WID MALE | 33 |
| WID TOT | 122 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS028020— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS006009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q641876
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/.