Pictou, Town—Ville, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Pictou, Town—Ville was a town in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,998. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1018711. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.705°N, 62.688°W.
Population
In 1891, Pictou, Town—Ville had a population of 2,998: 1,432 male and 1,566 female residents. Population density was 235.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 3,403 |
| 1891 | 2,998 |
| 1901 | 3,235 |
| 1911 | 3,179 |
| 1921 | 2,988 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Pictou, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 174 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 614 |
| Number of families | 614 |
| Number of females | 1,566 |
| Number of males | 1,432 |
| Number of married females | 494 |
| Number of married males | 488 |
| Number of married persons | 982 |
| Number of widowed females | 141 |
| Number of widowed males | 42 |
| Number of widowed persons | 183 |
| POP F | 1,566 |
| POP M | 1,432 |
| POP TOT | 2,998 |
| Total population | 2,998 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 931 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 902 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,833 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 22 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,976 |
Buildings & housing (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 610 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 16 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 13 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 581 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 309 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 51 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 276 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 21 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 76 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 52 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 371 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 611 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 25 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 23 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 56 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 460 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,507 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,256 |
| Acres of hay crops | 382 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,772 |
| Acres of land in farms | 3,279 |
| Acres of oats | 55 |
| Acres of potatoes | 29 |
| Acres of turnips | 17 |
| Acres of wheat | 18 |
| BAR AC | 23 |
| BAR BU | 656 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 656 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 34 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 35 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,421 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 24 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,167 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 242 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,164 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 52 |
| BWT BU | 35 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 20 |
| CRN BU | 12 |
| HAY AC | 382 |
| HAY TONS | 693 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 25 |
| Number of chickens | 2,158 |
| Number of ducks | 69 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 131 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 9 |
| Number of geese | 7 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 17 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 154 |
| Number of milk cows | 215 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 140 |
| Number of other cattle | 26 |
| Number of other fowl | 11 |
| Number of oxen | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 95 |
| Number of sheep | 21 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 10 |
| Number of swine | 104 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 69 |
| Number of turkeys | 53 |
| OAT AC | 55 |
| OAT BU | 1,421 |
| PEA BU | 24 |
| POT AC | 29 |
| POT BU | 4,167 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 36 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 50 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 4,326 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 693 |
| WHT AC | 18 |
| WHT FALL BU | 52 |
| WHT SP BU | 242 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 4 |
| A 11 50 | 28 |
| A 201 PL | 3 |
| A 51 100 | 10 |
| BEN BU | 34 |
| BUTTER LB | 4,326 |
| CATTLE KS | 25 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 931 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 902 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,833 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 36 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 17 |
| DUCKS | 69 |
| FAMILIES | 614 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 50 |
| FRN CA | 22 |
| GEESE | 7 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,158 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 154 |
| HOUSES | 610 |
| HOUSES B | 16 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 51 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 52 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 76 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 309 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES S | 13 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 371 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 9 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 28 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 21 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 21 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 276 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 25 |
| HOUSES W | 581 |
| INF 11 A | 95 |
| MD FEM | 494 |
| MD MALE | 488 |
| MD TOT | 982 |
| MILK COWS | 215 |
| NAME CD | Pictou |
| OC F | 9 |
| OC P | 131 |
| OC TOT | 140 |
| OTHER FOWL | 11 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 26 |
| OTHERS | 2,976 |
| SHEEP | 21 |
| SHEEP KS | 10 |
| SILOS | 20 |
| SUP AM | 1,772 |
| SUP FOR | 1,507 |
| SUP JV | 56 |
| SUP PAT | 460 |
| SUP SC | 1,256 |
| SUP TOT | 3,279 |
| SWINE | 104 |
| SWINE KS | 69 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 611 |
| TUR AC | 17 |
| TUR BU | 5,164 |
| TURKEY | 53 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 141 |
| WID MALE | 42 |
| WID TOT | 183 |
| WORKING OX | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS039023— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS016037— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1018711
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pictou
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pictou
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). "Pictou, Town—Ville, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/pictou-town-ville-ns039023-1891/.