Ohio, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Ohio was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 967. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.004°N, 66.037°W.
Population
In 1891, Ohio had a population of 967: 479 male and 488 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 967 |
| 1901 | 832 |
| 1921 | 680 |
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 Ohio, 1881 (44.0% share).
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 967 total population, 488 females, 479 males, 334 married persons, 177 families, 167 married females, 167 married males, 43 widowed persons, 26 widowed females, 17 widowed males, 5.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 590 single persons under 18, 295 single females under 18, 295 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 963 persons who are not French Canadian, 4 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 175 houses, 175 houses built of wood, 175 occupied houses, 164 houses of 1 story, 148 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 15 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 15 uninhabited houses, 11 houses of 2 stories, 9 houses of 5 rooms, 3 houses of 4 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 37,565 pounds of homemade butter, 17,221 acres of land in farms, 10,917 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,847 bushels of potatoes, 6,304 acres of improved land in farms, 4,234 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,195 bushels of turnips, 2,617 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,963 acres of farmland under crops, 1,716 tons of hay, 1,605 acres of hay crops, 1,240 chickens, 1,033 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 772 bushels of peas, 655 sheep, 597 bushels of oats, 560 other cattle, 540 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 405 milk cows, 282 bushels of beans, 261 sheep slaughtered or sold, 260 cattle killed or sold, 258 bushels of corn, 182 occupants of farms, 179 farm occupants who own their land, 159 swine slaughtered or sold, 158 oxen, 147 bushels of barley, 107 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 98 swine, 92 horses aged over 3 years, 64 acres of potatoes, 59 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 41 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 39 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 33 acres of turnips, 32 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 22 acres of oats, 20 bushels of buckwheat, 15 ducks, 12 geese, 11 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 9 horses aged 3 years and under, 8 acres of barley, 3 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS044014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS021011— 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-ns044014-1891/.