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 density was 2.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 383 |
| 1891 | 373 |
| 1901 | 363 |
| 1911 | 325 |
| 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 149 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.70 |
| FAM NO | 56 |
| Number of families | 56 |
| Number of females | 192 |
| Number of males | 181 |
| Number of married females | 57 |
| Number of married males | 58 |
| Number of married persons | 115 |
| Number of widowed females | 8 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 14 |
| POP F | 192 |
| POP M | 181 |
| POP TOT | 373 |
| Total population | 373 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 127 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 117 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 244 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 373 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 55 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 55 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 52 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 55 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (56 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 2 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 91 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 452 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 17,106 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,137 |
| Acres of hay crops | 832 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,680 |
| Acres of land in farms | 18,786 |
| Acres of oats | 15 |
| Acres of potatoes | 30 |
| Acres of turnips | 12 |
| BAR AC | 2 |
| BAR BU | 52 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 52 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 43 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 284 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 23 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,600 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,636 |
| BWT BU | 1 |
| CRN BU | 20 |
| HAY AC | 832 |
| HAY TONS | 1,026 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 59 |
| Number of chickens | 412 |
| Number of ducks | 41 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 61 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of geese | 13 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 6 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 19 |
| Number of milk cows | 176 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 62 |
| Number of other cattle | 278 |
| Number of other fowl | 1 |
| Number of oxen | 95 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 8 |
| Number of sheep | 866 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 147 |
| Number of swine | 72 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 39 |
| OAT AC | 15 |
| OAT BU | 284 |
| PEA BU | 23 |
| POT AC | 30 |
| POT BU | 2,600 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 175 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,104 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 9,350 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,026 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 8 |
| A 11 50 | 2 |
| A 201 PL | 32 |
| A 51 100 | 12 |
| BEN BU | 43 |
| BUTTER LB | 9,350 |
| CATTLE KS | 59 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 127 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 117 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 244 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 175 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 6 |
| DUCKS | 41 |
| FAMILIES | 56 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,104 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 13 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 412 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 19 |
| HOUSES | 55 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 52 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 37 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 1 |
| HOUSES W | 55 |
| INF 11 A | 8 |
| MD FEM | 57 |
| MD MALE | 58 |
| MD TOT | 115 |
| MILK COWS | 176 |
| NAME CD | Shelburne |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 61 |
| OC TOT | 62 |
| OTHER FOWL | 1 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 278 |
| OTHERS | 373 |
| SHEEP | 866 |
| SHEEP KS | 147 |
| SUP AM | 1,680 |
| SUP FOR | 17,106 |
| SUP JV | 91 |
| SUP PAT | 452 |
| SUP SC | 1,137 |
| SUP TOT | 18,786 |
| SWINE | 72 |
| SWINE KS | 39 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 55 |
| TUR AC | 12 |
| TUR BU | 1,636 |
| WID FEM | 8 |
| WID MALE | 6 |
| WID TOT | 14 |
| WORKING OX | 95 |
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/.