Polling district No. 33, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Polling district No. 33 was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 936. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.617°N, 63.477°W.
Population
In 1891, Polling district No. 33 had a population of 936: 476 male and 460 female residents. Population density was 66.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 936 |
| 1901 | 1,598 |
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. 33 shared boundaries with:
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 | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 174 |
| Number of families | 174 |
| Number of females | 460 |
| Number of males | 476 |
| Number of married females | 146 |
| Number of married males | 147 |
| Number of married persons | 293 |
| Number of widowed females | 20 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 36 |
| POP F | 460 |
| POP M | 476 |
| POP TOT | 936 |
| Total population | 936 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 294 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 313 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 607 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 936 |
Buildings & housing (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 164 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 164 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 164 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 45 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 45 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 31 |
| Number of occupied houses | 164 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (56 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 22 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 47 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 899 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,830 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 967 |
| Acres of hay crops | 488 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,913 |
| Acres of land in farms | 5,743 |
| Acres of oats | 62 |
| Acres of potatoes | 76 |
| Acres of turnips | 61 |
| BAR AC | 22 |
| BAR BU | 598 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 598 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 145 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,842 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 532 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,085 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,118 |
| BWT BU | 8 |
| HAY AC | 488 |
| HAY TONS | 1,051 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 38 |
| Number of chickens | 3,702 |
| Number of ducks | 140 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 133 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 15 |
| Number of geese | 30 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 21 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 98 |
| Number of milk cows | 164 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 148 |
| Number of other cattle | 137 |
| Number of other fowl | 4 |
| Number of oxen | 85 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 39 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 77 |
| Number of sheep | 373 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 24 |
| Number of swine | 87 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 42 |
| Number of turkeys | 3 |
| OAT AC | 62 |
| OAT BU | 1,842 |
| PEA BU | 532 |
| POT AC | 76 |
| POT BU | 5,085 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 100 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,001 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 20 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 9,175 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,051 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 7 |
| A 11 50 | 39 |
| A 201 PL | 3 |
| A 51 100 | 22 |
| BEN BU | 145 |
| BUTTER LB | 9,175 |
| CATTLE KS | 38 |
| CHEESE LB | 100 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 294 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 313 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 607 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,001 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 21 |
| DUCKS | 140 |
| FAMILIES | 174 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 20 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 30 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,702 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 98 |
| HOUSES | 164 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 45 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 31 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 45 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 26 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 164 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 8 |
| HOUSES W | 164 |
| INF 11 A | 77 |
| MD FEM | 146 |
| MD MALE | 147 |
| MD TOT | 293 |
| MILK COWS | 164 |
| NAME CD | Halifax, County-Comté |
| OC F | 15 |
| OC P | 133 |
| OC TOT | 148 |
| OTHER FOWL | 4 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 137 |
| OTHERS | 936 |
| SHEEP | 373 |
| SHEEP KS | 24 |
| SUP AM | 1,913 |
| SUP FOR | 3,830 |
| SUP JV | 47 |
| SUP PAT | 899 |
| SUP SC | 967 |
| SUP TOT | 5,743 |
| SWINE | 87 |
| SWINE KS | 42 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 164 |
| TUR AC | 61 |
| TUR BU | 6,118 |
| TURKEY | 3 |
| WID FEM | 20 |
| WID MALE | 16 |
| WID TOT | 36 |
| WORKING OX | 85 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS034031— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS030029— 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. 33, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/polling-district-no-33-ns034031-1891/.