Parrsboro, Town—Ville, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Parrsboro, Town—Ville was a township in Nova Scotia (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,909. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.399°N, 64.330°W.
Population
In 1891, Parrsboro, Town—Ville had a population of 1,909: 968 male and 941 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,909 |
| 1901 | 2,705 |
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 Mills, Village, 1881 (3.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Parrsboro, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 368 |
| Number of families | 368 |
| Number of females | 941 |
| Number of males | 968 |
| Number of married females | 324 |
| Number of married males | 325 |
| Number of married persons | 649 |
| Number of widowed females | 55 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 80 |
| POP F | 941 |
| POP M | 968 |
| POP TOT | 1,909 |
| Total population | 1,909 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 562 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 618 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,180 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 7 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,902 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 335 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 335 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 253 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 74 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 7 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 234 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses under construction | 18 |
| Number of occupied houses | 337 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (56 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 6 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 23 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,464 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,629 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,268 |
| Acres of hay crops | 543 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,755 |
| Acres of land in farms | 4,384 |
| Acres of oats | 85 |
| Acres of potatoes | 97 |
| Acres of turnips | 7 |
| BAR AC | 6 |
| BAR BU | 188 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 188 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 198 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 149 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,026 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 46 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 14,175 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,072 |
| BWT BU | 149 |
| CRN BU | 2 |
| HAY AC | 543 |
| HAY TONS | 527 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 42 |
| Number of chickens | 1,734 |
| Number of ducks | 10 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 127 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 12 |
| Number of geese | 50 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 17 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 176 |
| Number of milk cows | 224 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 139 |
| Number of other cattle | 110 |
| Number of oxen | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 46 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 77 |
| Number of sheep | 117 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 54 |
| Number of swine | 49 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 90 |
| Number of turkeys | 3 |
| OAT AC | 85 |
| OAT BU | 2,026 |
| PEA BU | 46 |
| POT AC | 97 |
| POT BU | 14,175 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 205 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 287 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 13,630 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 527 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 9 |
| A 11 50 | 46 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 5 |
| BEN BU | 198 |
| BUTTER LB | 13,630 |
| CATTLE KS | 42 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 562 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 618 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,180 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 205 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 17 |
| DUCKS | 10 |
| FAMILIES | 368 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.22 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 287 |
| FRN CA | 7 |
| GEESE | 50 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,734 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 176 |
| HOUSES | 335 |
| HOUSES CON | 18 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 23 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 23 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 26 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 253 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 234 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 9 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 7 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 7 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 74 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 5 |
| HOUSES W | 335 |
| INF 11 A | 77 |
| MD FEM | 324 |
| MD MALE | 325 |
| MD TOT | 649 |
| MILK COWS | 224 |
| NAME CD | Cumberland |
| OC F | 12 |
| OC P | 127 |
| OC TOT | 139 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 110 |
| OTHERS | 1,902 |
| SHEEP | 117 |
| SHEEP KS | 54 |
| SUP AM | 2,755 |
| SUP FOR | 1,629 |
| SUP JV | 23 |
| SUP PAT | 1,464 |
| SUP SC | 1,268 |
| SUP TOT | 4,384 |
| SWINE | 49 |
| SWINE KS | 90 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 337 |
| TUR AC | 7 |
| TUR BU | 1,072 |
| TURKEY | 3 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 55 |
| WID MALE | 25 |
| WID TOT | 80 |
| WORKING OX | 23 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS030009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS030032— 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). "Parrsboro, Town—Ville, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/parrsboro-town-ville-ns030009-1891/.