Polling district No. 19, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Polling district No. 19 was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 720. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.009°N, 63.331°W.
Population
In 1891, Polling district No. 19 had a population of 720: 359 male and 361 female residents. Population density was 11.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 720 |
| 1901 | 814 |
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. 19 shared boundaries with:
- Lower Stewiacke S
- Nine Mile River
- NO DATA
- Polling district No. 18
- Polling district No. 21
- Polling district No. 35
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 | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 133 |
| Number of families | 133 |
| Number of females | 361 |
| Number of males | 359 |
| Number of married females | 106 |
| Number of married males | 103 |
| Number of married persons | 209 |
| Number of widowed females | 16 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 33 |
| POP F | 361 |
| POP M | 359 |
| POP TOT | 720 |
| Total population | 720 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 239 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 239 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 478 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 720 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses | 123 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 123 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 122 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 54 |
| Number of occupied houses | 127 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 59 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 42 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,986 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 15,667 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,359 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,295 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,387 |
| Acres of land in farms | 21,054 |
| Acres of oats | 246 |
| Acres of potatoes | 74 |
| Acres of turnips | 9 |
| Acres of wheat | 41 |
| BAR AC | 59 |
| BAR BU | 1,107 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,107 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 96 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 418 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,399 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 36 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,230 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 403 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,928 |
| BWT BU | 418 |
| HAY AC | 2,295 |
| HAY TONS | 2,435 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 167 |
| Number of chickens | 1,763 |
| Number of ducks | 10 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 121 |
| Number of geese | 155 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 49 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 155 |
| Number of milk cows | 473 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 121 |
| Number of other cattle | 507 |
| Number of oxen | 27 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 43 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 27 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 30 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 5 |
| Number of sheep | 1,351 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 526 |
| Number of swine | 168 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 127 |
| Number of turkeys | 64 |
| OAT AC | 246 |
| OAT BU | 4,399 |
| PEA BU | 36 |
| POT AC | 74 |
| POT BU | 9,230 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 60 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 44 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,832 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 26,861 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,435 |
| WHT AC | 41 |
| WHT SP BU | 403 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 43 |
| A 11 50 | 16 |
| A 201 PL | 30 |
| A 51 100 | 27 |
| BEN BU | 96 |
| BUTTER LB | 26,861 |
| CATTLE KS | 167 |
| CHEESE LB | 60 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 239 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 239 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 478 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 44 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 49 |
| DUCKS | 10 |
| FAMILIES | 133 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,832 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 155 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,763 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 155 |
| HOUSES | 123 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 28 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 122 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 54 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 10 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 7 |
| HOUSES W | 123 |
| INF 11 A | 5 |
| MD FEM | 106 |
| MD MALE | 103 |
| MD TOT | 209 |
| MILK COWS | 473 |
| NAME CD | Halifax, County-Comté |
| OC P | 121 |
| OC TOT | 121 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 507 |
| OTHERS | 720 |
| SHEEP | 1,351 |
| SHEEP KS | 526 |
| SUP AM | 5,387 |
| SUP FOR | 15,667 |
| SUP JV | 42 |
| SUP PAT | 2,986 |
| SUP SC | 2,359 |
| SUP TOT | 21,054 |
| SWINE | 168 |
| SWINE KS | 127 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 127 |
| TUR AC | 9 |
| TUR BU | 1,928 |
| TURKEY | 64 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 4 |
| WID FEM | 16 |
| WID MALE | 17 |
| WID TOT | 33 |
| WORKING OX | 27 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS034013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS030017_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. 19, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/polling-district-no-19-ns034013-1891/.