Polling district No. 29, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Polling district No. 29 was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 416. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.681°N, 63.375°W.
Population
In 1891, Polling district No. 29 had a population of 416: 219 male and 197 female residents. Population density was 11.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 416 |
| 1901 | 1,168 |
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. 29 shared boundaries with:
- Dartmouth, Town—Ville
- Polling District No. 28a
- Polling District No. 28b
- Polling district No. 30
- Polling District No. 39
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 147 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 79 |
| Number of families | 79 |
| Number of females | 197 |
| Number of males | 219 |
| Number of married females | 66 |
| Number of married males | 65 |
| Number of married persons | 131 |
| Number of widowed females | 16 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 20 |
| POP F | 197 |
| POP M | 219 |
| POP TOT | 416 |
| Total population | 416 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 115 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 150 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 265 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 416 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 73 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 73 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 4 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 69 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 43 |
| Number of occupied houses | 74 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (54 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 17 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 10 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,253 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,337 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,171 |
| Acres of hay crops | 835 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,434 |
| Acres of land in farms | 8,771 |
| Acres of oats | 44 |
| Acres of potatoes | 41 |
| Acres of turnips | 13 |
| BAR AC | 17 |
| BAR BU | 364 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 364 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 80 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 911 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 159 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,033 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,374 |
| CRN BU | 7 |
| HAY AC | 835 |
| HAY TONS | 851 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 112 |
| Number of chickens | 1,392 |
| Number of ducks | 56 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 76 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of geese | 24 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 8 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 57 |
| Number of milk cows | 171 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 80 |
| Number of other cattle | 232 |
| Number of oxen | 81 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 12 |
| Number of sheep | 197 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 119 |
| Number of swine | 43 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 85 |
| Number of turkeys | 7 |
| OAT AC | 44 |
| OAT BU | 911 |
| PEA BU | 159 |
| POT AC | 41 |
| POT BU | 6,033 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 646 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 12,216 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 851 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 15 |
| A 11 50 | 22 |
| A 201 PL | 8 |
| A 51 100 | 23 |
| BEN BU | 80 |
| BUTTER LB | 12,216 |
| CATTLE KS | 112 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 115 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 150 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 265 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 8 |
| DUCKS | 56 |
| FAMILIES | 79 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 646 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 24 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,392 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 57 |
| HOUSES | 73 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 8 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 43 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 69 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 5 |
| HOUSES W | 73 |
| INF 11 A | 12 |
| MD FEM | 66 |
| MD MALE | 65 |
| MD TOT | 131 |
| MILK COWS | 171 |
| NAME CD | Halifax, County-Comté |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 76 |
| OC TOT | 80 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 232 |
| OTHERS | 416 |
| SHEEP | 197 |
| SHEEP KS | 119 |
| SUP AM | 2,434 |
| SUP FOR | 6,337 |
| SUP JV | 10 |
| SUP PAT | 1,253 |
| SUP SC | 1,171 |
| SUP TOT | 8,771 |
| SWINE | 43 |
| SWINE KS | 85 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 74 |
| TUR AC | 13 |
| TUR BU | 3,374 |
| TURKEY | 7 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 16 |
| WID MALE | 4 |
| WID TOT | 20 |
| WORKING OX | 81 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS034026— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS030025— 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. 29, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/polling-district-no-29-ns034026-1891/.