Polling District No. 28a, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Polling District No. 28a was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,257. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.718°N, 63.298°W.
Population
In 1891, Polling District No. 28a had a population of 1,257: 644 male and 613 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 Chezettcook, 1881 (53.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Polling District No. 28a shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 144 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 240 |
| Number of families | 240 |
| Number of females | 613 |
| Number of males | 644 |
| Number of married females | 215 |
| Number of married males | 213 |
| Number of married persons | 428 |
| Number of widowed females | 35 |
| Number of widowed males | 31 |
| Number of widowed persons | 66 |
| POP F | 613 |
| POP M | 644 |
| POP TOT | 1,257 |
| Total population | 1,257 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 363 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 400 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 763 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 630 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 627 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 239 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 239 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 89 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 150 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 64 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 115 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 239 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (53 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 4 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 6 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 625 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,508 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 99 |
| Acres of hay crops | 444 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 730 |
| Acres of land in farms | 7,238 |
| Acres of oats | 13 |
| Acres of potatoes | 43 |
| Acres of turnips | 8 |
| BAR AC | 4 |
| BAR BU | 105 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 105 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 208 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 342 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 106 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,579 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 889 |
| CRN BU | 3 |
| HAY AC | 444 |
| HAY TONS | 874 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 112 |
| Number of chickens | 3,637 |
| Number of ducks | 118 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 261 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of geese | 237 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 2 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 45 |
| Number of milk cows | 160 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 262 |
| Number of other cattle | 118 |
| Number of oxen | 205 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 96 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 124 |
| Number of sheep | 162 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 50 |
| Number of swine | 28 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 47 |
| OAT AC | 13 |
| OAT BU | 342 |
| PEA BU | 106 |
| POT AC | 43 |
| POT BU | 4,579 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 78 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 359 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 9,346 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 874 |
Other recorded variables (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 11 |
| A 11 50 | 96 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 29 |
| BEN BU | 208 |
| BUTTER LB | 9,346 |
| CATTLE KS | 112 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 363 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 400 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 763 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 78 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 2 |
| DUCKS | 118 |
| FAMILIES | 240 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 359 |
| FRN CA | 630 |
| GEESE | 237 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,637 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 45 |
| HOUSES | 239 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 37 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 64 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 89 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 115 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 150 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 9 |
| HOUSES W | 239 |
| INF 11 A | 124 |
| MD FEM | 215 |
| MD MALE | 213 |
| MD TOT | 428 |
| MILK COWS | 160 |
| NAME CD | Halifax, County-Comté |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 261 |
| OC TOT | 262 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 118 |
| OTHERS | 627 |
| SHEEP | 162 |
| SHEEP KS | 50 |
| SUP AM | 730 |
| SUP FOR | 6,508 |
| SUP JV | 6 |
| SUP PAT | 625 |
| SUP SC | 99 |
| SUP TOT | 7,238 |
| SWINE | 28 |
| SWINE KS | 47 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 239 |
| TUR AC | 8 |
| TUR BU | 889 |
| WID FEM | 35 |
| WID MALE | 31 |
| WID TOT | 66 |
| WORKING OX | 205 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS034024— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS034024— 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. 28a, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/polling-district-no-28a-ns034024-1891/.