Polling district No. 13, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Polling district No. 13 was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 422. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.585°N, 63.684°W.
Population
In 1891, Polling district No. 13 had a population of 422: 213 male and 209 female residents. Population density was 7.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 422 |
| 1901 | 762 |
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, Polling district No. 13 shared boundaries with:
- Polling district No. 10
- Polling district No. 11
- Polling district No. 12
- Polling district No. 14
- Polling district No. 15
- Polling district No. 23
- Polling district No. 38
- Polling district No. 7
- Polling district No. 9
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 | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 75 |
| Number of families | 75 |
| Number of females | 209 |
| Number of males | 213 |
| Number of married females | 65 |
| Number of married males | 66 |
| Number of married persons | 131 |
| Number of widowed females | 12 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 18 |
| POP F | 209 |
| POP M | 213 |
| POP TOT | 422 |
| Total population | 422 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 132 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 141 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 273 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 422 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 71 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 71 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 7 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 67 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 72 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (52 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 18 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 490 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 13,251 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 712 |
| Acres of hay crops | 359 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,220 |
| Acres of land in farms | 14,471 |
| Acres of oats | 17 |
| Acres of potatoes | 26 |
| Acres of turnips | 5 |
| BAR BU | 5 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 18 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 352 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 31 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,151 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 537 |
| HAY AC | 359 |
| HAY TONS | 605 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 62 |
| Number of chickens | 835 |
| Number of ducks | 39 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 69 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 7 |
| Number of geese | 19 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 4 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 60 |
| Number of milk cows | 213 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 77 |
| Number of other cattle | 141 |
| Number of oxen | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 16 |
| Number of sheep | 94 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 44 |
| Number of swine | 59 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 63 |
| Number of turkeys | 8 |
| OAT AC | 17 |
| OAT BU | 352 |
| PEA BU | 31 |
| POT AC | 26 |
| POT BU | 2,151 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 50 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 187 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 17,030 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 605 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 14 |
| A 11 50 | 9 |
| A 201 PL | 24 |
| A 51 100 | 14 |
| BEN BU | 18 |
| BUTTER LB | 17,030 |
| CATTLE KS | 62 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 132 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 141 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 273 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 50 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 4 |
| DUCKS | 39 |
| FAMILIES | 75 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 187 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 19 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 835 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 60 |
| HOUSES | 71 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 23 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 67 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 14 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 11 |
| HOUSES W | 71 |
| INF 11 A | 16 |
| MD FEM | 65 |
| MD MALE | 66 |
| MD TOT | 131 |
| MILK COWS | 213 |
| NAME CD | Halifax, County-Comté |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 7 |
| OC P | 69 |
| OC TOT | 77 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 141 |
| OTHERS | 422 |
| SHEEP | 94 |
| SHEEP KS | 44 |
| SUP AM | 1,220 |
| SUP FOR | 13,251 |
| SUP JV | 18 |
| SUP PAT | 490 |
| SUP SC | 712 |
| SUP TOT | 14,471 |
| SWINE | 59 |
| SWINE KS | 63 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 72 |
| TUR AC | 5 |
| TUR BU | 537 |
| TURKEY | 8 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 12 |
| WID MALE | 6 |
| WID TOT | 18 |
| WORKING OX | 6 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS034007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS030011_1891— 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. 13, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/polling-district-no-13-ns034007-1891/.