Oxford, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Oxford was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,378. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.752°N, 63.969°W.
Population
In 1891, Oxford had a population of 2,378: 1,215 male and 1,163 female residents. Population density was 21.6 people per square mile.
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 River Philip, 1881 (53.2% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Polling district No. 21, 1901 (4.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Oxford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 171 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.80 |
| FAM NO | 496 |
| Number of families | 496 |
| Number of females | 1,163 |
| Number of males | 1,215 |
| Number of married females | 408 |
| Number of married males | 408 |
| Number of married persons | 816 |
| Number of widowed females | 55 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 79 |
| POP F | 1,163 |
| POP M | 1,215 |
| POP TOT | 2,378 |
| Total population | 2,378 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 700 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 783 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,483 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,378 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 445 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 443 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 419 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 24 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 57 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 78 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 262 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 446 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 60 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 104 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,260 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 34,762 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 9,283 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,788 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 14,647 |
| Acres of land in farms | 49,409 |
| Acres of oats | 608 |
| Acres of potatoes | 164 |
| Acres of turnips | 33 |
| Acres of wheat | 191 |
| BAR AC | 60 |
| BAR BU | 1,245 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,245 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 106 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,244 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 9,818 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 59 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 23,704 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 165 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,620 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 2,497 |
| BWT BU | 4,244 |
| CRN BU | 1 |
| HAY AC | 2,788 |
| HAY TONS | 3,933 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 529 |
| Number of chickens | 5,005 |
| Number of ducks | 136 |
| Number of employees on farms | 4 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 317 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 15 |
| Number of geese | 434 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 117 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 517 |
| Number of milk cows | 724 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 336 |
| Number of other cattle | 900 |
| Number of other fowl | 15 |
| Number of oxen | 50 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 70 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 46 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 76 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 73 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 71 |
| Number of sheep | 2,706 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,338 |
| Number of swine | 426 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 375 |
| Number of turkeys | 464 |
| OAT AC | 608 |
| OAT BU | 9,818 |
| PEA BU | 59 |
| POT AC | 164 |
| POT BU | 23,704 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 100 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 476 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 6,498 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 53,665 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,933 |
| WHT AC | 191 |
| WHT FALL BU | 2,497 |
| WHT SP BU | 165 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 70 |
| A 11 50 | 46 |
| A 201 PL | 73 |
| A 51 100 | 76 |
| BEN BU | 106 |
| BUTTER LB | 53,665 |
| CATTLE KS | 529 |
| CHEESE LB | 100 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 700 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 783 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,483 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 476 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 117 |
| DUCKS | 136 |
| FAMILIES | 496 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 6,498 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 434 |
| GRA BU | 7 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 5,005 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 517 |
| HOUSES | 445 |
| HOUSES B | 2 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 19 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 78 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 57 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 419 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 262 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 24 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 13 |
| HOUSES W | 443 |
| INF 11 A | 71 |
| MD FEM | 408 |
| MD MALE | 408 |
| MD TOT | 816 |
| MILK COWS | 724 |
| NAME CD | Cumberland |
| OC E | 4 |
| OC F | 15 |
| OC P | 317 |
| OC TOT | 336 |
| OTHER FOWL | 15 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 900 |
| OTHERS | 2,378 |
| SHEEP | 2,706 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,338 |
| SUP AM | 14,647 |
| SUP FOR | 34,762 |
| SUP JV | 104 |
| SUP PAT | 5,260 |
| SUP SC | 9,283 |
| SUP TOT | 49,409 |
| SWINE | 426 |
| SWINE KS | 375 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 446 |
| TUR AC | 33 |
| TUR BU | 5,620 |
| TURKEY | 464 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 55 |
| WID MALE | 24 |
| WID TOT | 79 |
| WORKING OX | 50 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS030007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS030007— 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). "Oxford, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/oxford-ns030007-1891/.