Polling district No. 11, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Polling district No. 11 was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 783. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.634°N, 63.828°W.
Population
In 1891, Polling district No. 11 had a population of 783: 407 male and 376 female residents. Population density was 22.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 783 |
| 1901 | 850 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in French Village, 1881 (43.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Polling district No. 11 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 150 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.80 |
| FAM NO | 136 |
| Number of families | 136 |
| Number of females | 376 |
| Number of males | 407 |
| Number of married females | 129 |
| Number of married males | 130 |
| Number of married persons | 259 |
| Number of widowed females | 21 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 30 |
| POP F | 376 |
| POP M | 407 |
| POP TOT | 783 |
| Total population | 783 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 226 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 268 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 494 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 782 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 136 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 136 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 133 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 80 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 136 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 15 |
Agriculture (56 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 17 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 67 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 237 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,481 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 356 |
| Acres of hay crops | 275 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 660 |
| Acres of land in farms | 6,141 |
| Acres of oats | 5 |
| Acres of potatoes | 43 |
| Acres of turnips | 12 |
| Acres of wheat | 1 |
| BAR AC | 17 |
| BAR BU | 323 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 323 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 65 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 150 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,893 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,324 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 12 |
| HAY AC | 275 |
| HAY TONS | 384 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 54 |
| Number of chickens | 1,027 |
| Number of ducks | 35 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 119 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 14 |
| Number of geese | 2 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 22 |
| Number of milk cows | 125 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 134 |
| Number of other cattle | 85 |
| Number of other fowl | 11 |
| Number of oxen | 73 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 39 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 27 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 54 |
| Number of sheep | 217 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 73 |
| Number of swine | 56 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 99 |
| Number of turkeys | 5 |
| OAT AC | 5 |
| OAT BU | 150 |
| PEA BU | 9 |
| POT AC | 43 |
| POT BU | 4,893 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 532 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 10,975 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 384 |
| WHT AC | 1 |
| WHT FALL BU | 12 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 11 |
| A 11 50 | 39 |
| A 201 PL | 3 |
| A 51 100 | 27 |
| BEN BU | 65 |
| BUTTER LB | 10,975 |
| CATTLE KS | 54 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 226 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 268 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 494 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 532 |
| DUCKS | 35 |
| FAMILIES | 136 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.80 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 2 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,027 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 22 |
| HOUSES | 136 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 27 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 133 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 80 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 15 |
| HOUSES W | 136 |
| INF 11 A | 54 |
| MD FEM | 129 |
| MD MALE | 130 |
| MD TOT | 259 |
| MILK COWS | 125 |
| NAME CD | Halifax, County-Comté |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 14 |
| OC P | 119 |
| OC TOT | 134 |
| OTHER FOWL | 11 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 85 |
| OTHERS | 782 |
| SHEEP | 217 |
| SHEEP KS | 73 |
| SUP AM | 660 |
| SUP FOR | 5,481 |
| SUP JV | 67 |
| SUP PAT | 237 |
| SUP SC | 356 |
| SUP TOT | 6,141 |
| SWINE | 56 |
| SWINE KS | 99 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 136 |
| TUR AC | 12 |
| TUR BU | 1,324 |
| TURKEY | 5 |
| WID FEM | 21 |
| WID MALE | 9 |
| WID TOT | 30 |
| WORKING OX | 73 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS034005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS030009— 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). "Polling district No. 11, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/polling-district-no-11-ns034005-1891/.