Parker Cove, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Parker Cove was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 569. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.793°N, 65.543°W.
Population
In 1891, Parker Cove had a population of 569: 280 male and 289 female residents. Population density was 22.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 569 |
| 1901 | 531 |
| 1911 | 516 |
| 1921 | 565 |
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 New Caledonia, 1881 (56.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Parker Cove shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 145 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 112 |
| Number of families | 112 |
| Number of females | 289 |
| Number of males | 280 |
| Number of married females | 102 |
| Number of married males | 102 |
| Number of married persons | 204 |
| Number of widowed females | 13 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 21 |
| POP F | 289 |
| POP M | 280 |
| POP TOT | 569 |
| Total population | 569 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 174 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 170 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 344 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 569 |
Buildings & housing (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 111 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 111 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 111 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 51 |
| Number of occupied houses | 111 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (57 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 3 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 12 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,861 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,512 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 543 |
| Acres of hay crops | 453 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,416 |
| Acres of land in farms | 8,928 |
| Acres of oats | 24 |
| Acres of potatoes | 48 |
| Acres of turnips | 14 |
| BAR AC | 3 |
| BAR BU | 53 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 53 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 28 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 289 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 22 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,460 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,526 |
| BWT BU | 7 |
| CRN BU | 15 |
| HAY AC | 453 |
| HAY TONS | 584 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 24 |
| Number of chickens | 845 |
| Number of ducks | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 100 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 9 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 7 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 33 |
| Number of milk cows | 139 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 103 |
| Number of other cattle | 101 |
| Number of oxen | 86 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 20 |
| Number of sheep | 414 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 194 |
| Number of swine | 45 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 94 |
| OAT AC | 24 |
| OAT BU | 289 |
| PEA BU | 22 |
| POT AC | 48 |
| POT BU | 5,460 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 120 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,484 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 13,447 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 584 |
| WHT SP BU | 7 |
Other recorded variables (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 25 |
| A 11 50 | 22 |
| A 201 PL | 5 |
| A 51 100 | 31 |
| BEN BU | 28 |
| BUTTER LB | 13,447 |
| CATTLE KS | 24 |
| CHEESE LB | 120 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 174 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 170 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 344 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,484 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 7 |
| DUCKS | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 112 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 9 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 845 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 33 |
| HOUSES | 111 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 15 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 111 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 51 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 8 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 2 |
| HOUSES W | 111 |
| INF 11 A | 20 |
| MD FEM | 102 |
| MD MALE | 102 |
| MD TOT | 204 |
| MILK COWS | 139 |
| NAME CD | Annapolis |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 100 |
| OC TOT | 103 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 101 |
| OTHERS | 569 |
| SHEEP | 414 |
| SHEEP KS | 194 |
| SUP AM | 4,416 |
| SUP FOR | 4,512 |
| SUP JV | 12 |
| SUP PAT | 3,861 |
| SUP SC | 543 |
| SUP TOT | 8,928 |
| SWINE | 45 |
| SWINE KS | 94 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 111 |
| TUR AC | 14 |
| TUR BU | 2,526 |
| WID FEM | 13 |
| WID MALE | 8 |
| WID TOT | 21 |
| WORKING OX | 86 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS026024— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS004021— 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). "Parker Cove, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/parker-cove-ns026024-1891/.