Ohio, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Ohio was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 373. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.884°N, 65.380°W.
Population
In 1891, Ohio had a population of 373: 181 male and 192 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 383 |
| 1891 | 373 |
| 1901 | 363 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 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, Ohio shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 73 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 373 total population, 192 females, 181 males, 115 married persons, 58 married males, 57 married females, 56 families, 14 widowed persons, 8 widowed females, 6.70 average size of families, 6 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 244 single persons under 18, 127 single females under 18, 117 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 373 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 55 houses, 55 houses built of wood, 55 occupied houses, 52 houses of 1 story, 37 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 8 houses of 5 rooms, 4 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses of 2 stories, 3 houses of 4 rooms, 2 houses of 3 rooms, 1 houses of 2 rooms, 1 houses under construction, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 18,786 acres of land in farms, 17,106 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,350 pounds of homemade butter, 2,600 bushels of potatoes, 2,104 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,680 acres of improved land in farms, 1,636 bushels of turnips, 1,137 acres of farmland under crops, 1,026 tons of hay, 866 sheep, 832 acres of hay crops, 452 acres of farmland in pasture, 412 chickens, 284 bushels of oats, 278 other cattle, 176 milk cows, 175 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 147 sheep slaughtered or sold, 95 oxen, 91 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 72 swine, 62 occupants of farms, 61 farm occupants who own their land, 59 cattle killed or sold, 52 bushels of barley, 43 bushels of beans, 41 ducks, 39 swine slaughtered or sold, 32 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 30 acres of potatoes, 23 bushels of peas, 20 bushels of corn, 19 horses aged over 3 years, 15 acres of oats, 13 geese, 12 acres of turnips, 12 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 8 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 8 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 6 horses aged 3 years and under, 2 acres of barley, 2 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 1 bushels of buckwheat, 1 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS042012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS019009_1881— 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). "Ohio, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/ohio-ns042012-1891/.