Polling district No. 30, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Polling district No. 30 was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 843. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.736°N, 63.434°W.
Population
In 1891, Polling district No. 30 had a population of 843: 442 male and 401 female residents. Population density was 42.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 843 |
| 1901 | 367 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 Preston, 1881 (68.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Polling district No. 30 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 149 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 154 |
| Number of families | 154 |
| Number of females | 401 |
| Number of males | 442 |
| Number of married females | 117 |
| Number of married males | 117 |
| Number of married persons | 234 |
| Number of widowed females | 32 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 43 |
| POP F | 401 |
| POP M | 442 |
| POP TOT | 843 |
| Total population | 843 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 252 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 314 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 566 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 843 |
Buildings & housing (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 154 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 154 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 147 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 82 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 7 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 51 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 154 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 3 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 2 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,508 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,161 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,909 |
| Acres of hay crops | 247 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,419 |
| Acres of land in farms | 8,580 |
| Acres of oats | 26 |
| Acres of potatoes | 46 |
| Acres of turnips | 12 |
| BAR AC | 3 |
| BAR BU | 48 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 48 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 228 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 183 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 493 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 475 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,104 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,626 |
| BWT BU | 7 |
| CRN BU | 183 |
| HAY AC | 247 |
| HAY TONS | 497 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 66 |
| Number of chickens | 1,077 |
| Number of ducks | 24 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 147 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 6 |
| Number of geese | 17 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 9 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 76 |
| Number of milk cows | 123 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 153 |
| Number of other cattle | 207 |
| Number of other fowl | 134 |
| Number of oxen | 108 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 62 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 50 |
| Number of sheep | 18 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1 |
| Number of swine | 69 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 45 |
| Number of turkeys | 14 |
| OAT AC | 26 |
| OAT BU | 493 |
| PEA BU | 475 |
| POT AC | 46 |
| POT BU | 5,104 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 280 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 20 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 51 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 7,561 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 497 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 12 |
| A 11 50 | 62 |
| A 201 PL | 4 |
| A 51 100 | 25 |
| BEN BU | 228 |
| BUTTER LB | 7,561 |
| CATTLE KS | 66 |
| CHEESE LB | 280 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 252 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 314 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 566 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 20 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 9 |
| DUCKS | 24 |
| FAMILIES | 154 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 51 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 17 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,077 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 76 |
| HOUSES | 154 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 16 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 147 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 51 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 82 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 7 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 2 |
| HOUSES W | 154 |
| INF 11 A | 50 |
| MD FEM | 117 |
| MD MALE | 117 |
| MD TOT | 234 |
| MILK COWS | 123 |
| NAME CD | Halifax, County-Comté |
| OC F | 6 |
| OC P | 147 |
| OC TOT | 153 |
| OTHER FOWL | 134 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 207 |
| OTHERS | 843 |
| SHEEP | 18 |
| SHEEP KS | 1 |
| SUP AM | 3,419 |
| SUP FOR | 5,161 |
| SUP JV | 2 |
| SUP PAT | 1,508 |
| SUP SC | 1,909 |
| SUP TOT | 8,580 |
| SWINE | 69 |
| SWINE KS | 45 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 154 |
| TUR AC | 12 |
| TUR BU | 1,626 |
| TURKEY | 14 |
| WID FEM | 32 |
| WID MALE | 11 |
| WID TOT | 43 |
| WORKING OX | 108 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS034027— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS030026— 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. 30, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/polling-district-no-30-ns034027-1891/.