Plympton, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Plympton was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,522. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7205890. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.487°N, 65.841°W.
Population
In 1891, Plympton had a population of 1,522: 801 male and 721 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,850 |
| 1891 | 1,522 |
| 1901 | 819 |
| 1911 | 710 |
| 1921 | 725 |
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 Plympton, 1901 (53.5% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Barton, 1901 (46.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Plympton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,522 total population, 801 males, 721 females, 483 married persons, 266 families, 243 married females, 240 married males, 49 widowed persons, 31 widowed females, 18 widowed males, 5.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 990 single persons under 18, 543 single males under 18, 447 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 936 persons who are not French Canadian, 586 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 261 houses, 261 houses built of wood, 261 occupied houses, 259 houses of 1 story, 118 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 34 houses of 4 rooms, 34 houses of 5 rooms, 33 uninhabited houses, 31 houses of 3 rooms, 23 houses of 2 rooms, 16 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses of 1 room, 2 houses of 2 stories, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 22,369 acres of land in farms, 20,113 pounds of homemade butter, 17,012 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,631 bushels of potatoes, 5,357 acres of improved land in farms, 3,038 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,037 chickens, 2,146 acres of farmland under crops, 2,130 bushels of turnips, 1,896 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,555 tons of hay, 1,423 acres of hay crops, 866 sheep, 729 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 705 bushels of oats, 362 sheep slaughtered or sold, 334 milk cows, 312 swine, 286 other cattle, 274 oxen, 265 occupants of farms, 257 farm occupants who own their land, 200 swine slaughtered or sold, 186 ducks, 181 geese, 173 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 117 acres of potatoes, 115 bushels of barley, 74 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 73 horses aged over 3 years, 66 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 62 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 52 bushels of beans, 44 acres of oats, 42 cattle killed or sold, 42 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 36 bushels of peas, 30 bushels of corn, 21 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 20 turkeys, 19 bushels of buckwheat, 18 acres of turnips, 16 horses aged 3 years and under, 15 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 8 farm occupants who rent their land, 5 acres of barley, 2 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS031014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS009016— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7205890
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plympton,_Nova_Scotia
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). "Plympton, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/plympton-ns031014-1891/.