Oxford, T-V, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Oxford, T-V was a town in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,378. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3248963. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.752°N, 63.969°W.
Population
In 1891, Oxford, T-V had a population of 2,378: 1,215 male and 1,163 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 2,378 |
| 1911 | 1,392 |
| 1921 | 1,402 |
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 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, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,378 total population, 1,215 males, 1,163 females, 816 married persons, 496 families, 408 married females, 408 married males, 79 widowed persons, 55 widowed females, 24 widowed males, 4.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,483 single persons under 18, 783 single males under 18, 700 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,378 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 446 occupied houses, 445 houses, 443 houses built of wood, 419 houses of 1 story, 262 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 78 houses of 5 rooms, 57 houses of 4 rooms, 25 houses of 3 rooms, 24 houses of 2 stories, 19 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 13 uninhabited houses, 3 houses of 2 rooms, 3 houses under construction, 2 houses built of brick, 2 houses of 3 stories, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 53,665 pounds of homemade butter, 49,409 acres of land in farms, 34,762 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 23,704 bushels of potatoes, 14,647 acres of improved land in farms, 9,818 bushels of oats, 9,283 acres of farmland under crops, 6,498 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 5,620 bushels of turnips, 5,260 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,005 chickens, 4,244 bushels of buckwheat, 3,933 tons of hay, 2,788 acres of hay crops, 2,706 sheep, 2,497 bushels of winter wheat, 1,338 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,245 bushels of barley, 900 other cattle, 724 milk cows, 608 acres of oats, 529 cattle killed or sold, 517 horses aged over 3 years, 476 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 464 turkeys, 434 geese, 426 swine, 375 swine slaughtered or sold, 336 occupants of farms, 317 farm occupants who own their land, 191 acres of wheat, 165 bushels of spring wheat, 164 acres of potatoes, 136 ducks, 117 horses aged 3 years and under, 106 bushels of beans, 104 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 100 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 76 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 73 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 71 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 70 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 60 acres of barley, 59 bushels of peas, 50 oxen, 46 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 33 acres of turnips, 15 farm occupants who rent their land, 15 other fowl, 7 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 4 employees on farms, 1 bushels of corn. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS030007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS008032— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3248963
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford_(Nouvelle-%C3%89cosse)
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, T-V, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/oxford-t-v-ns030007-1891/.