Polling district No. 17, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Polling district No. 17 was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 881. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.846°N, 63.681°W.
Population
In 1891, Polling district No. 17 had a population of 881: 452 male and 429 female residents. Population density was 9.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 881 |
| 1901 | 670 |
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. 17 shared boundaries with:
- Dartmouth, Town—Ville
- NO DATA
- Polling district No. 15
- Polling district No. 16
- Polling district No. 18
- Rawdon & Uniacke
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 156 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 177 |
| Number of families | 177 |
| Number of females | 429 |
| Number of males | 452 |
| Number of married females | 135 |
| Number of married males | 132 |
| Number of married persons | 267 |
| Number of widowed females | 34 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 59 |
| POP F | 429 |
| POP M | 452 |
| POP TOT | 881 |
| Total population | 881 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 260 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 295 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 555 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 880 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 173 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 173 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 158 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 15 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 86 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 175 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (56 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 3 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 29 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,628 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 28,995 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,097 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,353 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,754 |
| Acres of land in farms | 33,749 |
| Acres of oats | 67 |
| Acres of potatoes | 65 |
| Acres of turnips | 16 |
| BAR AC | 3 |
| BAR BU | 46 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 46 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 104 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,614 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 83 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,282 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,525 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 40 |
| CRN BU | 4 |
| HAY AC | 1,353 |
| HAY TONS | 1,612 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 73 |
| Number of chickens | 1,392 |
| Number of ducks | 19 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 147 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 17 |
| Number of geese | 40 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 24 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 157 |
| Number of milk cows | 435 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 165 |
| Number of other cattle | 343 |
| Number of oxen | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 33 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 35 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 46 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 34 |
| Number of sheep | 126 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 44 |
| Number of swine | 214 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 201 |
| Number of turkeys | 31 |
| OAT AC | 67 |
| OAT BU | 1,614 |
| PEA BU | 83 |
| POT AC | 65 |
| POT BU | 7,282 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 394 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 77 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 39,526 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,612 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 33 |
| A 11 50 | 17 |
| A 201 PL | 46 |
| A 51 100 | 35 |
| BEN BU | 104 |
| BUTTER LB | 39,526 |
| CATTLE KS | 73 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 260 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 295 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 555 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 394 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 24 |
| DUCKS | 19 |
| FAMILIES | 177 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 77 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 40 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,392 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 157 |
| HOUSES | 173 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 11 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 19 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 158 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 86 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 17 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 15 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 13 |
| HOUSES W | 173 |
| INF 11 A | 34 |
| MD FEM | 135 |
| MD MALE | 132 |
| MD TOT | 267 |
| MILK COWS | 435 |
| NAME CD | Halifax, County-Comté |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 17 |
| OC P | 147 |
| OC TOT | 165 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 343 |
| OTHERS | 880 |
| SHEEP | 126 |
| SHEEP KS | 44 |
| SILOS | 40 |
| SUP AM | 4,754 |
| SUP FOR | 28,995 |
| SUP JV | 29 |
| SUP PAT | 2,628 |
| SUP SC | 2,097 |
| SUP TOT | 33,749 |
| SWINE | 214 |
| SWINE KS | 201 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 175 |
| TUR AC | 16 |
| TUR BU | 2,525 |
| TURKEY | 31 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 34 |
| WID MALE | 25 |
| WID TOT | 59 |
| WORKING OX | 10 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS034011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS030015_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. 17, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/polling-district-no-17-ns034011-1891/.