Polling district No. 18 , Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Polling district No. 18 was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 987. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.903°N, 63.555°W.
Population
In 1891, Polling district No. 18 had a population of 987: 542 male and 445 female residents. Population density was 30.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 987 |
| 1901 | 852 |
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. 18 shared boundaries with:
- Dartmouth, Town—Ville
- Nine Mile River
- NO DATA
- Polling district No. 17
- Polling district No. 19
- Rawdon & Uniacke
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 193 |
| Number of families | 193 |
| Number of females | 445 |
| Number of males | 542 |
| Number of married females | 153 |
| Number of married males | 150 |
| Number of married persons | 303 |
| Number of widowed females | 21 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 42 |
| POP F | 445 |
| POP M | 542 |
| POP TOT | 987 |
| Total population | 987 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 271 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 371 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 642 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 986 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 9 |
| Number of houses | 166 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 166 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 163 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 81 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 175 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 5 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 102 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,058 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 14,170 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,218 |
| Acres of hay crops | 764 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,378 |
| Acres of land in farms | 19,548 |
| Acres of oats | 53 |
| Acres of potatoes | 49 |
| Acres of turnips | 12 |
| Acres of wheat | 3 |
| BAR AC | 5 |
| BAR BU | 73 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 73 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 68 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 59 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 110 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 967 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 54 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,704 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 38 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 991 |
| BWT BU | 59 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 7 |
| CRN BU | 110 |
| HAY AC | 764 |
| HAY TONS | 1,069 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 284 |
| Number of chickens | 1,661 |
| Number of ducks | 81 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 137 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 18 |
| Number of geese | 359 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 10 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 126 |
| Number of milk cows | 238 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 155 |
| Number of other cattle | 478 |
| Number of oxen | 42 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 30 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 27 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 65 |
| Number of sheep | 1,806 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,627 |
| Number of swine | 150 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 83 |
| Number of turkeys | 225 |
| OAT AC | 53 |
| OAT BU | 967 |
| PEA BU | 54 |
| POT AC | 49 |
| POT BU | 4,704 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 75 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 6,200 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 493 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 19,405 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,069 |
| WHT AC | 3 |
| WHT SP BU | 38 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 10 |
| A 11 50 | 30 |
| A 201 PL | 27 |
| A 51 100 | 23 |
| BEN BU | 68 |
| BUTTER LB | 19,405 |
| CATTLE KS | 284 |
| CHEESE LB | 75 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 271 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 371 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 642 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 6,200 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 10 |
| DUCKS | 81 |
| FAMILIES | 193 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 493 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 359 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,661 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 126 |
| HOUSES | 166 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 31 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 32 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 163 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 81 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 11 |
| HOUSES W | 166 |
| INF 11 A | 65 |
| MD FEM | 153 |
| MD MALE | 150 |
| MD TOT | 303 |
| MILK COWS | 238 |
| NAME CD | Halifax, County-Comté |
| OC F | 18 |
| OC P | 137 |
| OC TOT | 155 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 478 |
| OTHERS | 986 |
| SHEEP | 1,806 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,627 |
| SILOS | 7 |
| SUP AM | 5,378 |
| SUP FOR | 14,170 |
| SUP JV | 102 |
| SUP PAT | 1,058 |
| SUP SC | 4,218 |
| SUP TOT | 19,548 |
| SWINE | 150 |
| SWINE KS | 83 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 175 |
| TUR AC | 12 |
| TUR BU | 991 |
| TURKEY | 225 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 9 |
| WID FEM | 21 |
| WID MALE | 21 |
| WID TOT | 42 |
| WORKING OX | 42 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS034012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS030016_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. 18 , Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/polling-district-no-18-ns034012-1891/.