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 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 density was 19.2 people per square mile.
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 Barton, 1901 (46.5% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Plympton, 1901 (53.5% 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 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 266 |
| Number of families | 266 |
| Number of females | 721 |
| Number of males | 801 |
| Number of married females | 243 |
| Number of married males | 240 |
| Number of married persons | 483 |
| Number of widowed females | 31 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 49 |
| POP F | 721 |
| POP M | 801 |
| POP TOT | 1,522 |
| Total population | 1,522 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 447 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 543 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 990 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 586 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 936 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 261 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 261 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 259 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 118 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 261 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 33 |
Agriculture (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 5 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 173 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,038 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 17,012 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,146 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,423 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,357 |
| Acres of land in farms | 22,369 |
| Acres of oats | 44 |
| Acres of potatoes | 117 |
| Acres of turnips | 18 |
| BAR AC | 5 |
| BAR BU | 115 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 115 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 52 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 19 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 705 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 36 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,631 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,130 |
| BWT BU | 19 |
| CRN BU | 30 |
| HAY AC | 1,423 |
| HAY TONS | 1,555 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 42 |
| Number of chickens | 3,037 |
| Number of ducks | 186 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 257 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 8 |
| Number of geese | 181 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 16 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 73 |
| Number of milk cows | 334 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 265 |
| Number of other cattle | 286 |
| Number of other fowl | 2 |
| Number of oxen | 274 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 42 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 74 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 62 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 66 |
| Number of sheep | 866 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 362 |
| Number of swine | 312 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 200 |
| Number of turkeys | 20 |
| OAT AC | 44 |
| OAT BU | 705 |
| PEA BU | 36 |
| POT AC | 117 |
| POT BU | 8,631 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 15 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 729 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,896 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 20,113 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,555 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 42 |
| A 11 50 | 74 |
| A 201 PL | 21 |
| A 51 100 | 62 |
| BEN BU | 52 |
| BUTTER LB | 20,113 |
| CATTLE KS | 42 |
| CHEESE LB | 15 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 447 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 543 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 990 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 729 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 16 |
| DUCKS | 186 |
| FAMILIES | 266 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,896 |
| FRN CA | 586 |
| GEESE | 181 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,037 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 73 |
| HOUSES | 261 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 16 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 34 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 34 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 259 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 118 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 31 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 23 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 33 |
| HOUSES W | 261 |
| INF 11 A | 66 |
| MD FEM | 243 |
| MD MALE | 240 |
| MD TOT | 483 |
| MILK COWS | 334 |
| NAME CD | Digby |
| OC F | 8 |
| OC P | 257 |
| OC TOT | 265 |
| OTHER FOWL | 2 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 286 |
| OTHERS | 936 |
| SHEEP | 866 |
| SHEEP KS | 362 |
| SUP AM | 5,357 |
| SUP FOR | 17,012 |
| SUP JV | 173 |
| SUP PAT | 3,038 |
| SUP SC | 2,146 |
| SUP TOT | 22,369 |
| SWINE | 312 |
| SWINE KS | 200 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 261 |
| TUR AC | 18 |
| TUR BU | 2,130 |
| TURKEY | 20 |
| WID FEM | 31 |
| WID MALE | 18 |
| WID TOT | 49 |
| WORKING OX | 274 |
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: 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). "Plympton, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/plympton-ns031014-1891/.