Parrsborough Shore, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Parrsborough Shore was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,232. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.462°N, 64.606°W.
Population
In 1891, Parrsborough Shore had a population of 1,232: 652 male and 580 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,004 |
| 1881 | 1,206 |
| 1891 | 1,232 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Polling district No. 34, 1901 (50.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Polling district No. 35, 1901 (50.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Parrsborough Shore shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,232 total population, 652 males, 580 females, 409 married persons, 216 families, 205 married females, 204 married males, 43 widowed persons, 28 widowed females, 15 widowed males, 5.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 780 single persons under 18, 433 single males under 18, 347 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,230 persons who are not French Canadian, 2 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 212 occupied houses, 209 houses, 209 houses built of wood, 201 houses of 1 story, 83 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 44 houses of 4 rooms, 40 houses of 3 rooms, 32 houses of 5 rooms, 9 houses under construction, 8 houses of 2 stories, 6 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 4 houses of 2 rooms, 3 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 3 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 28,155 acres of land in farms, 23,529 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 21,084 bushels of potatoes, 20,011 pounds of homemade butter, 4,626 acres of improved land in farms, 2,579 acres of farmland under crops, 2,145 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,015 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,757 chickens, 1,484 tons of hay, 1,473 acres of hay crops, 1,449 bushels of turnips, 1,387 bushels of oats, 663 sheep, 634 bushels of buckwheat, 316 milk cows, 288 geese, 253 sheep slaughtered or sold, 235 other cattle, 210 occupants of farms, 196 farm occupants who own their land, 181 acres of potatoes, 170 horses aged over 3 years, 138 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 115 acres of oats, 114 swine, 102 swine slaughtered or sold, 74 bushels of beans, 72 cattle killed or sold, 57 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 54 bushels of barley, 51 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 43 oxen, 42 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 31 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 30 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 30 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 28 horses aged 3 years and under, 22 bushels of peas, 19 ducks, 14 farm occupants who rent their land, 12 acres of turnips, 9 bushels of corn, 8 turkeys, 7 bushels of spring wheat, 3 acres of barley, 1 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS030011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS030011— 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). "Parrsborough Shore, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/parrsborough-shore-ns030011-1891/.