Polling district No. 20, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Polling district No. 20 was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 516. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.891°N, 63.231°W.
Population
In 1891, Polling district No. 20 had a population of 516: 274 male and 242 female residents. Population density was 17.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 516 |
| 1901 | 956 |
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. 20 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 155 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 91 |
| Number of families | 91 |
| Number of females | 242 |
| Number of males | 274 |
| Number of married females | 75 |
| Number of married males | 75 |
| Number of married persons | 150 |
| Number of widowed females | 9 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 22 |
| POP F | 242 |
| POP M | 274 |
| POP TOT | 516 |
| Total population | 516 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 158 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 186 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 344 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 516 |
Buildings & housing (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 91 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 91 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 91 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 45 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 91 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 34 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 57 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,533 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 16,452 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,170 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,980 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,760 |
| Acres of land in farms | 22,212 |
| Acres of oats | 123 |
| Acres of potatoes | 67 |
| Acres of turnips | 25 |
| Acres of wheat | 8 |
| BAR AC | 34 |
| BAR BU | 428 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 428 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 74 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 847 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,352 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 88 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,333 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 71 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,894 |
| BWT BU | 847 |
| CRN BU | 11 |
| HAY AC | 1,980 |
| HAY TONS | 2,142 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 103 |
| Number of chickens | 1,487 |
| Number of ducks | 47 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 90 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of geese | 419 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 30 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 97 |
| Number of milk cows | 290 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 91 |
| Number of other cattle | 447 |
| Number of other fowl | 2 |
| Number of oxen | 77 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 38 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 3 |
| Number of sheep | 724 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 582 |
| Number of swine | 37 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 118 |
| Number of turkeys | 465 |
| OAT AC | 123 |
| OAT BU | 2,352 |
| PEA BU | 88 |
| POT AC | 67 |
| POT BU | 6,333 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 218 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,175 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 17,515 |
| RYE BU | 32 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,142 |
| WHT AC | 8 |
| WHT SP BU | 71 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 28 |
| A 11 50 | 4 |
| A 201 PL | 38 |
| A 51 100 | 18 |
| BEN BU | 74 |
| BUTTER LB | 17,515 |
| CATTLE KS | 103 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 158 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 186 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 344 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 218 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 30 |
| DUCKS | 47 |
| FAMILIES | 91 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,175 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 419 |
| GRA BU | 7 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,487 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 97 |
| HOUSES | 91 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 26 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 15 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 91 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 45 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 8 |
| HOUSES W | 91 |
| INF 11 A | 3 |
| MD FEM | 75 |
| MD MALE | 75 |
| MD TOT | 150 |
| MILK COWS | 290 |
| NAME CD | Halifax, County-Comté |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 90 |
| OC TOT | 91 |
| OTHER FOWL | 2 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 447 |
| OTHERS | 516 |
| SHEEP | 724 |
| SHEEP KS | 582 |
| SUP AM | 5,760 |
| SUP FOR | 16,452 |
| SUP JV | 57 |
| SUP PAT | 2,533 |
| SUP SC | 3,170 |
| SUP TOT | 22,212 |
| SWINE | 37 |
| SWINE KS | 118 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 91 |
| TUR AC | 25 |
| TUR BU | 1,894 |
| TURKEY | 465 |
| WID FEM | 9 |
| WID MALE | 13 |
| WID TOT | 22 |
| WORKING OX | 77 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS034014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS030018_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. 20, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/polling-district-no-20-ns034014-1891/.