Polling district No. 22, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Polling district No. 22 was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,193. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.132°N, 62.938°W.
Population
In 1891, Polling district No. 22 had a population of 1,193: 616 male and 577 female residents. Population density was 12.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,193 |
| 1901 | 846 |
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. 22 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 159 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 | 236 |
| Number of families | 236 |
| Number of females | 577 |
| Number of males | 616 |
| Number of married females | 189 |
| Number of married males | 194 |
| Number of married persons | 383 |
| Number of widowed females | 28 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 48 |
| POP F | 577 |
| POP M | 616 |
| POP TOT | 1,193 |
| Total population | 1,193 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 360 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 402 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 762 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,193 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 235 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 235 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 14 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 232 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 43 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 90 |
| Number of occupied houses | 236 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 72 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 5 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,048 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 19,032 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,817 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,820 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 8,870 |
| Acres of land in farms | 27,902 |
| Acres of oats | 439 |
| Acres of potatoes | 118 |
| Acres of turnips | 14 |
| Acres of wheat | 13 |
| BAR AC | 72 |
| BAR BU | 1,530 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,530 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 42 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,932 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 8,488 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 18,899 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 178 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,898 |
| BWT BU | 1,932 |
| HAY AC | 2,820 |
| HAY TONS | 2,999 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 219 |
| Number of chickens | 2,070 |
| Number of ducks | 15 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 189 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 16 |
| Number of geese | 301 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 49 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 203 |
| Number of milk cows | 688 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 205 |
| Number of other cattle | 798 |
| Number of other fowl | 39 |
| Number of oxen | 160 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 70 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 72 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 18 |
| Number of sheep | 1,701 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 983 |
| Number of swine | 121 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 286 |
| Number of turkeys | 117 |
| OAT AC | 439 |
| OAT BU | 8,488 |
| PEA BU | 2 |
| POT AC | 118 |
| POT BU | 18,899 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 90 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 770 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,017 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 33,815 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,999 |
| WHT AC | 13 |
| WHT SP BU | 178 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 70 |
| A 11 50 | 14 |
| A 201 PL | 31 |
| A 51 100 | 72 |
| BEN BU | 42 |
| BUTTER LB | 33,815 |
| CATTLE KS | 219 |
| CHEESE LB | 90 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 360 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 402 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 762 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 770 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 49 |
| DUCKS | 15 |
| FAMILIES | 236 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 5,017 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 301 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,070 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 203 |
| HOUSES | 235 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 27 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 43 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 232 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 90 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 39 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 21 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 18 |
| HOUSES W | 235 |
| INF 11 A | 18 |
| MD FEM | 189 |
| MD MALE | 194 |
| MD TOT | 383 |
| MILK COWS | 688 |
| NAME CD | Halifax, County-Comté |
| OC F | 16 |
| OC P | 189 |
| OC TOT | 205 |
| OTHER FOWL | 39 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 798 |
| OTHERS | 1,193 |
| SHEEP | 1,701 |
| SHEEP KS | 983 |
| SUP AM | 8,870 |
| SUP FOR | 19,032 |
| SUP JV | 5 |
| SUP PAT | 5,048 |
| SUP SC | 3,817 |
| SUP TOT | 27,902 |
| SWINE | 121 |
| SWINE KS | 286 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 236 |
| TUR AC | 14 |
| TUR BU | 2,898 |
| TURKEY | 117 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 28 |
| WID MALE | 20 |
| WID TOT | 48 |
| WORKING OX | 160 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS034016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS030020— 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. 22, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/polling-district-no-22-ns034016-1891/.