Polling District No. 27b, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Polling District No. 27b was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,123. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.785°N, 63.041°W.
Population
In 1891, Polling District No. 27b had a population of 1,123: 586 male and 537 female residents.
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Jeddore, 1881 (58.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Polling District No. 27b 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 | 198 |
| Number of families | 198 |
| Number of females | 537 |
| Number of males | 586 |
| Number of married females | 174 |
| Number of married males | 173 |
| Number of married persons | 347 |
| Number of widowed females | 20 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 37 |
| POP F | 537 |
| POP M | 586 |
| POP TOT | 1,123 |
| Total population | 1,123 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 343 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 396 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 739 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,123 |
Buildings & housing (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 189 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 189 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 186 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 50 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 90 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 189 |
Agriculture (53 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 5 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 647 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 16,589 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 660 |
| Acres of hay crops | 417 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,312 |
| Acres of land in farms | 17,901 |
| Acres of oats | 4 |
| Acres of potatoes | 48 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 34 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 91 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,300 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 314 |
| BWT BU | 6 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 12 |
| HAY AC | 417 |
| HAY TONS | 512 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 33 |
| Number of chickens | 1,441 |
| Number of ducks | 30 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 184 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 10 |
| Number of geese | 21 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 6 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 34 |
| Number of milk cows | 191 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 194 |
| Number of other cattle | 150 |
| Number of other fowl | 19 |
| Number of oxen | 92 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 37 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 60 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 50 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 36 |
| Number of sheep | 627 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 62 |
| Number of swine | 23 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 8 |
| Number of turkeys | 5 |
| OAT AC | 4 |
| OAT BU | 91 |
| PEA BU | 8 |
| POT AC | 48 |
| POT BU | 4,300 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 50 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 175 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,570 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 11,503 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 512 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 37 |
| A 11 50 | 60 |
| A 201 PL | 11 |
| A 51 100 | 50 |
| BEN BU | 34 |
| BUTTER LB | 11,503 |
| CATTLE KS | 33 |
| CHEESE LB | 50 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 343 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 396 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 739 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 175 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 6 |
| DUCKS | 30 |
| FAMILIES | 198 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,570 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 21 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,441 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 34 |
| HOUSES | 189 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 24 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 50 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 186 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 90 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 7 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES W | 189 |
| INF 11 A | 36 |
| MD FEM | 174 |
| MD MALE | 173 |
| MD TOT | 347 |
| MILK COWS | 191 |
| NAME CD | Halifax, County-Comté |
| OC F | 10 |
| OC P | 184 |
| OC TOT | 194 |
| OTHER FOWL | 19 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 150 |
| OTHERS | 1,123 |
| SHEEP | 627 |
| SHEEP KS | 62 |
| SILOS | 12 |
| SUP AM | 1,312 |
| SUP FOR | 16,589 |
| SUP JV | 5 |
| SUP PAT | 647 |
| SUP SC | 660 |
| SUP TOT | 17,901 |
| SWINE | 23 |
| SWINE KS | 8 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 189 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 314 |
| TURKEY | 5 |
| WID FEM | 20 |
| WID MALE | 17 |
| WID TOT | 37 |
| WORKING OX | 92 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS034023— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS034023— 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. 27b, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/polling-district-no-27b-ns034023-1891/.