Polling district No. 21, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Polling district No. 21 was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 992. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.012°N, 63.119°W.
Population
In 1891, Polling district No. 21 had a population of 992: 494 male and 498 female residents. Population density was 8.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 992 |
| 1901 | 1,285 |
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. 21 shared boundaries with:
- Lower Stewiacke S
- Middle Stewiacke
- NO DATA
- Polling district No. 19
- Polling district No. 20
- Polling district No. 22
- Polling district No. 35
- Polling District No. 37
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 158 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 | 195 |
| Number of families | 195 |
| Number of females | 498 |
| Number of males | 494 |
| Number of married females | 168 |
| Number of married males | 162 |
| Number of married persons | 330 |
| Number of widowed females | 26 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 42 |
| POP F | 498 |
| POP M | 494 |
| POP TOT | 992 |
| Total population | 992 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 304 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 316 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 620 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 991 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 195 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 195 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 192 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 110 |
| Number of occupied houses | 195 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 41 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 53 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 6,853 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 27,122 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,563 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,418 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 11,469 |
| Acres of land in farms | 38,591 |
| Acres of oats | 421 |
| Acres of potatoes | 104 |
| Acres of turnips | 21 |
| Acres of wheat | 25 |
| BAR AC | 41 |
| BAR BU | 814 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 814 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 50 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,417 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 8,178 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 27 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 17,557 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 26 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 352 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,696 |
| BWT BU | 1,417 |
| HAY AC | 3,418 |
| HAY TONS | 3,783 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 241 |
| Number of chickens | 2,871 |
| Number of ducks | 14 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 186 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 17 |
| Number of geese | 601 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 62 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 208 |
| Number of milk cows | 628 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 203 |
| Number of other cattle | 872 |
| Number of other fowl | 2 |
| Number of oxen | 129 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 57 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 69 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 35 |
| Number of sheep | 1,498 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,001 |
| Number of swine | 101 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 256 |
| Number of turkeys | 576 |
| OAT AC | 421 |
| OAT BU | 8,178 |
| PEA BU | 27 |
| POT AC | 104 |
| POT BU | 17,557 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 15 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,476 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 37,600 |
| RYE BU | 26 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,783 |
| WHT AC | 25 |
| WHT SP BU | 352 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 57 |
| A 11 50 | 8 |
| A 201 PL | 69 |
| A 51 100 | 34 |
| BEN BU | 50 |
| BUTTER LB | 37,600 |
| CATTLE KS | 241 |
| CHEESE LB | 15 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 304 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 316 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 620 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 5,476 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 62 |
| DUCKS | 14 |
| FAMILIES | 195 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 601 |
| GRA BU | 11 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,871 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 208 |
| HOUSES | 195 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 37 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 23 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 192 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 110 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 10 |
| HOUSES W | 195 |
| INF 11 A | 35 |
| MD FEM | 168 |
| MD MALE | 162 |
| MD TOT | 330 |
| MILK COWS | 628 |
| NAME CD | Halifax, County-Comté |
| OC F | 17 |
| OC P | 186 |
| OC TOT | 203 |
| OTHER FOWL | 2 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 872 |
| OTHERS | 991 |
| SHEEP | 1,498 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,001 |
| SUP AM | 11,469 |
| SUP FOR | 27,122 |
| SUP JV | 53 |
| SUP PAT | 6,853 |
| SUP SC | 4,563 |
| SUP TOT | 38,591 |
| SWINE | 101 |
| SWINE KS | 256 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 195 |
| TUR AC | 21 |
| TUR BU | 4,696 |
| TURKEY | 576 |
| WID FEM | 26 |
| WID MALE | 16 |
| WID TOT | 42 |
| WORKING OX | 129 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS034015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS030019_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. 21, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/polling-district-no-21-ns034015-1891/.