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 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 71 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 569 total population, 289 females, 280 males, 204 married persons, 112 families, 102 married females, 102 married males, 21 widowed persons, 13 widowed females, 8 widowed males, 5 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 344 single persons under 18, 174 single females under 18, 170 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 569 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 111 houses, 111 houses built of wood, 111 houses of 1 story, 111 occupied houses, 51 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 22 houses of 3 rooms, 15 houses of 4 rooms, 14 houses of 5 rooms, 8 houses of 2 rooms, 2 uninhabited houses, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 13,447 pounds of homemade butter, 8,928 acres of land in farms, 5,460 bushels of potatoes, 4,512 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,416 acres of improved land in farms, 3,861 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,526 bushels of turnips, 1,484 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 845 chickens, 584 tons of hay, 543 acres of farmland under crops, 453 acres of hay crops, 414 sheep, 289 bushels of oats, 194 sheep slaughtered or sold, 139 milk cows, 120 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 103 occupants of farms, 101 other cattle, 100 farm occupants who own their land, 94 swine slaughtered or sold, 86 oxen, 53 bushels of barley, 48 acres of potatoes, 45 swine, 33 horses aged over 3 years, 31 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 28 bushels of beans, 25 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 24 acres of oats, 24 cattle killed or sold, 22 bushels of peas, 22 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 20 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 15 bushels of corn, 14 acres of turnips, 12 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 9 geese, 7 bushels of buckwheat, 7 bushels of spring wheat, 7 horses aged 3 years and under, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 acres of barley, 3 ducks, 3 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.