Polling District No. 32a, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Polling District No. 32a was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 628. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.734°N, 63.924°W.
Population
In 1891, Polling District No. 32a had a population of 628: 327 male and 301 female residents. Population density was 15.7 people per square mile.
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 Black Point, 1881 (62.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Polling District No. 32a shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 155 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 | 114 |
| Number of families | 114 |
| Number of females | 301 |
| Number of males | 327 |
| Number of married females | 110 |
| Number of married males | 110 |
| Number of married persons | 220 |
| Number of widowed females | 11 |
| Number of widowed males | 1 |
| Number of widowed persons | 12 |
| POP F | 301 |
| POP M | 327 |
| POP TOT | 628 |
| Total population | 628 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 180 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 216 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 396 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 628 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 107 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 106 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 98 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 8 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 60 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 107 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 5 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 13 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 285 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,820 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 445 |
| Acres of hay crops | 291 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 743 |
| Acres of land in farms | 8,563 |
| Acres of oats | 15 |
| Acres of potatoes | 44 |
| Acres of turnips | 7 |
| BAR AC | 5 |
| BAR BU | 160 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 160 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 119 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 303 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 19 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,739 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 781 |
| BWT BU | 1 |
| CRN BU | 2 |
| HAY AC | 291 |
| HAY TONS | 268 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 38 |
| Number of chickens | 1,100 |
| Number of ducks | 11 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 84 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 29 |
| Number of geese | 1 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 4 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 45 |
| Number of milk cows | 96 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 114 |
| Number of other cattle | 46 |
| Number of oxen | 41 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 35 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 45 |
| Number of sheep | 77 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 22 |
| Number of swine | 50 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 69 |
| Number of turkeys | 12 |
| OAT AC | 15 |
| OAT BU | 303 |
| PEA BU | 19 |
| POT AC | 44 |
| POT BU | 4,739 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 22 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 192 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 10,539 |
| RYE BU | 1 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 268 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 14 |
| A 11 50 | 35 |
| A 201 PL | 11 |
| A 51 100 | 9 |
| BEN BU | 119 |
| BUTTER LB | 10,539 |
| CATTLE KS | 38 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 180 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 216 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 396 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 22 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 4 |
| DUCKS | 11 |
| FAMILIES | 114 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 192 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 1 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,100 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 45 |
| HOUSES | 107 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 12 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 9 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 98 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 60 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 8 |
| HOUSES W | 106 |
| INF 11 A | 45 |
| MD FEM | 110 |
| MD MALE | 110 |
| MD TOT | 220 |
| MILK COWS | 96 |
| NAME CD | Halifax, County-Comté |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 29 |
| OC P | 84 |
| OC TOT | 114 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 46 |
| OTHERS | 628 |
| SHEEP | 77 |
| SHEEP KS | 22 |
| SUP AM | 743 |
| SUP FOR | 7,820 |
| SUP JV | 13 |
| SUP PAT | 285 |
| SUP SC | 445 |
| SUP TOT | 8,563 |
| SWINE | 50 |
| SWINE KS | 69 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 107 |
| TUR AC | 7 |
| TUR BU | 781 |
| TURKEY | 12 |
| WID FEM | 11 |
| WID MALE | 1 |
| WID TOT | 12 |
| WORKING OX | 41 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS034029— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS034029— 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. 32a, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/polling-district-no-32a-ns034029-1891/.