Polling district No. 15, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Polling district No. 15 was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 525. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.697°N, 63.687°W.
Population
In 1891, Polling district No. 15 had a population of 525: 235 male and 290 female residents. Population density was 21.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 525 |
| 1901 | 640 |
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 Bedford, 1901 (4.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Polling district No. 15 shared boundaries with:
- Dartmouth, Town—Ville
- Polling district No. 12
- Polling district No. 13
- Polling district No. 14
- Polling district No. 16
- Polling district No. 17
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 | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 95 |
| Number of families | 95 |
| Number of females | 290 |
| Number of males | 235 |
| Number of married females | 79 |
| Number of married males | 79 |
| Number of married persons | 158 |
| Number of widowed females | 24 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 32 |
| POP F | 290 |
| POP M | 235 |
| POP TOT | 525 |
| Total population | 525 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 187 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 148 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 335 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 525 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses | 87 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 87 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 62 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 21 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 52 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 90 |
Agriculture (51 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 6 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 16 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 269 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,911 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 427 |
| Acres of hay crops | 154 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 712 |
| Acres of land in farms | 6,623 |
| Acres of oats | 19 |
| Acres of potatoes | 14 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| BAR AC | 6 |
| BAR BU | 240 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 240 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 31 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 805 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 34 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,580 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 353 |
| HAY AC | 154 |
| HAY TONS | 273 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 24 |
| Number of chickens | 829 |
| Number of ducks | 30 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 38 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 23 |
| Number of geese | 49 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 2 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 45 |
| Number of milk cows | 83 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 61 |
| Number of other cattle | 41 |
| Number of oxen | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 28 |
| Number of sheep | 15 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 45 |
| Number of swine | 31 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 35 |
| Number of turkeys | 74 |
| OAT AC | 19 |
| OAT BU | 805 |
| PEA BU | 34 |
| POT AC | 14 |
| POT BU | 1,580 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 85 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 5,762 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 273 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 3 |
| A 11 50 | 10 |
| A 201 PL | 10 |
| A 51 100 | 10 |
| BEN BU | 31 |
| BUTTER LB | 5,762 |
| CATTLE KS | 24 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 187 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 148 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 335 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 2 |
| DUCKS | 30 |
| FAMILIES | 95 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 85 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 49 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 829 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 45 |
| HOUSES | 87 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 17 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 62 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 52 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 21 |
| HOUSES W | 87 |
| INF 11 A | 28 |
| MD FEM | 79 |
| MD MALE | 79 |
| MD TOT | 158 |
| MILK COWS | 83 |
| NAME CD | Halifax, County-Comté |
| OC F | 23 |
| OC P | 38 |
| OC TOT | 61 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 41 |
| OTHERS | 525 |
| SHEEP | 15 |
| SHEEP KS | 45 |
| SUP AM | 712 |
| SUP FOR | 5,911 |
| SUP JV | 16 |
| SUP PAT | 269 |
| SUP SC | 427 |
| SUP TOT | 6,623 |
| SWINE | 31 |
| SWINE KS | 35 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 90 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 353 |
| TURKEY | 74 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 3 |
| WID FEM | 24 |
| WID MALE | 8 |
| WID TOT | 32 |
| WORKING OX | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS034009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS030013_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. 15, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/polling-district-no-15-ns034009-1891/.