Polling district No. 12, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Polling district No. 12 was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 734. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.696°N, 63.819°W.
Population
In 1891, Polling district No. 12 had a population of 734: 370 male and 364 female residents. Population density was 16.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 734 |
| 1901 | 451 |
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 (56.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Polling district No. 12 shared boundaries with:
- Polling district No. 11
- Polling district No. 13
- Polling district No. 15
- Polling district No. 16
- Polling District No. 32a
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 151 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.90 |
| FAM NO | 125 |
| Number of families | 125 |
| Number of females | 364 |
| Number of males | 370 |
| Number of married females | 127 |
| Number of married males | 122 |
| Number of married persons | 249 |
| Number of widowed females | 14 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 20 |
| POP F | 364 |
| POP M | 370 |
| POP TOT | 734 |
| Total population | 734 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 223 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 242 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 465 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 734 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 120 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 120 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 111 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 8 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 61 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 120 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (52 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 21 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 40 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 697 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,566 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 824 |
| Acres of hay crops | 289 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,561 |
| Acres of land in farms | 8,127 |
| Acres of oats | 9 |
| Acres of potatoes | 54 |
| Acres of turnips | 7 |
| BAR AC | 21 |
| BAR BU | 412 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 412 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 42 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 240 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,319 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,062 |
| HAY AC | 289 |
| HAY TONS | 448 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 77 |
| Number of chickens | 1,014 |
| Number of ducks | 48 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 120 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 8 |
| Number of geese | 28 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 7 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 18 |
| Number of milk cows | 132 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 128 |
| Number of other cattle | 124 |
| Number of other fowl | 44 |
| Number of oxen | 95 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 43 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 35 |
| Number of sheep | 171 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 48 |
| Number of swine | 103 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 92 |
| Number of turkeys | 32 |
| OAT AC | 9 |
| OAT BU | 240 |
| PEA BU | 7 |
| POT AC | 54 |
| POT BU | 6,319 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 493 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 13,937 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 448 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 11 |
| A 11 50 | 43 |
| A 201 PL | 11 |
| A 51 100 | 28 |
| BEN BU | 42 |
| BUTTER LB | 13,937 |
| CATTLE KS | 77 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 223 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 242 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 465 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 493 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 7 |
| DUCKS | 48 |
| FAMILIES | 125 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.90 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 28 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,014 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 18 |
| HOUSES | 120 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 20 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 111 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 61 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 9 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 8 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 10 |
| HOUSES W | 120 |
| INF 11 A | 35 |
| MD FEM | 127 |
| MD MALE | 122 |
| MD TOT | 249 |
| MILK COWS | 132 |
| NAME CD | Halifax, County-Comté |
| OC F | 8 |
| OC P | 120 |
| OC TOT | 128 |
| OTHER FOWL | 44 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 124 |
| OTHERS | 734 |
| SHEEP | 171 |
| SHEEP KS | 48 |
| SUP AM | 1,561 |
| SUP FOR | 6,566 |
| SUP JV | 40 |
| SUP PAT | 697 |
| SUP SC | 824 |
| SUP TOT | 8,127 |
| SWINE | 103 |
| SWINE KS | 92 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 120 |
| TUR AC | 7 |
| TUR BU | 1,062 |
| TURKEY | 32 |
| WID FEM | 14 |
| WID MALE | 6 |
| WID TOT | 20 |
| WORKING OX | 95 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS034006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS030010— 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. 12, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/polling-district-no-12-ns034006-1891/.