Polling district No. 24, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Polling district No. 24 was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 761. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.967°N, 62.222°W.
Population
In 1891, Polling district No. 24 had a population of 761: 382 male and 379 female residents. Population density was 44.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 761 |
| 1901 | 1,076 |
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. 24 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 145 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 135 |
| Number of families | 135 |
| Number of females | 379 |
| Number of males | 382 |
| Number of married females | 123 |
| Number of married males | 122 |
| Number of married persons | 245 |
| Number of widowed females | 25 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 32 |
| POP F | 379 |
| POP M | 382 |
| POP TOT | 761 |
| Total population | 761 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 231 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 253 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 484 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 761 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 134 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 134 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 131 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of occupied houses | 135 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (49 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 1 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 424 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 17,842 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 425 |
| Acres of hay crops | 299 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 850 |
| Acres of land in farms | 18,692 |
| Acres of potatoes | 50 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| BAR BU | 6 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 18 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,101 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 464 |
| BWT BU | 18 |
| HAY AC | 299 |
| HAY TONS | 426 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 10 |
| Number of chickens | 923 |
| Number of ducks | 29 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 133 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 2 |
| Number of geese | 147 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 1 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 41 |
| Number of milk cows | 125 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 135 |
| Number of other cattle | 123 |
| Number of other fowl | 27 |
| Number of oxen | 45 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 40 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 41 |
| Number of sheep | 534 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 11 |
| Number of swine | 38 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 8 |
| Number of turkeys | 4 |
| OAT BU | 9 |
| POT AC | 50 |
| POT BU | 4,101 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,476 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 5,468 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 426 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 25 |
| A 11 50 | 40 |
| A 201 PL | 9 |
| A 51 100 | 20 |
| BEN BU | 3 |
| BUTTER LB | 5,468 |
| CATTLE KS | 10 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 231 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 253 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 484 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 1 |
| DUCKS | 29 |
| FAMILIES | 135 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,476 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 147 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 923 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 41 |
| HOUSES | 134 |
| HOUSES CON | 9 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 35 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 131 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 39 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 32 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 17 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 2 |
| HOUSES W | 134 |
| INF 11 A | 41 |
| MD FEM | 123 |
| MD MALE | 122 |
| MD TOT | 245 |
| MILK COWS | 125 |
| NAME CD | Halifax, County-Comté |
| OC F | 2 |
| OC P | 133 |
| OC TOT | 135 |
| OTHER FOWL | 27 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 123 |
| OTHERS | 761 |
| SHEEP | 534 |
| SHEEP KS | 11 |
| SUP AM | 850 |
| SUP FOR | 17,842 |
| SUP JV | 1 |
| SUP PAT | 424 |
| SUP SC | 425 |
| SUP TOT | 18,692 |
| SWINE | 38 |
| SWINE KS | 8 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 135 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 464 |
| TURKEY | 4 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 25 |
| WID MALE | 7 |
| WID TOT | 32 |
| WORKING OX | 45 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS034018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS030022— 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. 24, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/polling-district-no-24-ns034018-1891/.