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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 3,403 |
| 1891 | 2,998 |
| 1901 | 3,235 |
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 86 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,998 total population, 1,566 females, 1,432 males, 982 married persons, 614 families, 494 married females, 488 married males, 183 widowed persons, 141 widowed females, 42 widowed males, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,833 single persons under 18, 931 single females under 18, 902 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,976 persons who are not French Canadian, 22 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 611 occupied houses, 610 houses, 581 houses built of wood, 371 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 309 houses of 1 story, 276 houses of 2 stories, 76 houses of 4 rooms, 52 houses of 5 rooms, 51 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 28 houses of 3 rooms, 25 uninhabited houses, 21 houses of 2 rooms, 21 houses of 3 stories, 16 houses built of brick, 13 houses built of stone, 9 houses of over 15 rooms, 4 houses of more than 3 stories, 4 houses under construction, 2 houses of 1 room, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 5,164 bushels of turnips, 4,326 pounds of homemade butter, 4,167 bushels of potatoes, 3,279 acres of land in farms, 2,158 chickens, 1,772 acres of improved land in farms, 1,507 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,421 bushels of oats, 1,256 acres of farmland under crops, 693 tons of hay, 656 bushels of barley, 460 acres of farmland in pasture, 382 acres of hay crops, 242 bushels of spring wheat, 215 milk cows, 154 horses aged over 3 years, 140 occupants of farms, 131 farm occupants who own their land, 104 swine, 95 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 69 ducks, 69 swine slaughtered or sold, 56 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 55 acres of oats, 53 turkeys, 52 bushels of winter wheat, 50 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 36 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 35 bushels of buckwheat, 34 bushels of beans, 29 acres of potatoes, 28 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 26 other cattle, 25 cattle killed or sold, 24 bushels of peas, 23 acres of barley, 21 sheep, Capacity of silos (tons): 20, 18 acres of wheat, 17 acres of turnips, 17 horses aged 3 years and under, 12 bushels of corn, 11 other fowl, 10 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 10 sheep slaughtered or sold, 9 farm occupants who rent their land, 7 geese, 4 oxen, 4 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS039023— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS038028— 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/.