Polling district No. 35, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Polling district No. 35 was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 286. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.946°N, 63.249°W.
Population
In 1891, Polling district No. 35 had a population of 286: 146 male and 140 female residents. Population density was 11.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 286 |
| 1901 | 915 |
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. 35 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 146 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.10 |
| FAM NO | 47 |
| Number of families | 47 |
| Number of females | 140 |
| Number of males | 146 |
| Number of married females | 43 |
| Number of married males | 39 |
| Number of married persons | 82 |
| Number of widowed females | 11 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 17 |
| POP F | 140 |
| POP M | 146 |
| POP TOT | 286 |
| Total population | 286 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 86 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 101 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 187 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 285 |
Buildings & housing (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 47 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 47 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 45 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 36 |
| Number of occupied houses | 47 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 50 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 17 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,996 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,469 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,529 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,237 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,542 |
| Acres of land in farms | 10,011 |
| Acres of oats | 84 |
| Acres of potatoes | 39 |
| Acres of turnips | 11 |
| Acres of wheat | 5 |
| BAR AC | 50 |
| BAR BU | 893 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 893 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 53 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 411 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,651 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 31 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,770 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 56 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,923 |
| BWT BU | 411 |
| HAY AC | 1,237 |
| HAY TONS | 1,468 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 96 |
| Number of chickens | 1,026 |
| Number of ducks | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 45 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 156 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 23 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 57 |
| Number of milk cows | 180 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 48 |
| Number of other cattle | 370 |
| Number of oxen | 58 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 20 |
| Number of sheep | 667 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 378 |
| Number of swine | 50 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 79 |
| Number of turkeys | 241 |
| OAT AC | 84 |
| OAT BU | 1,651 |
| PEA BU | 31 |
| POT AC | 39 |
| POT BU | 5,770 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 92 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,620 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 14,340 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,468 |
| WHT AC | 5 |
| WHT SP BU | 56 |
Other recorded variables (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 17 |
| A 11 50 | 4 |
| A 201 PL | 20 |
| A 51 100 | 7 |
| BEN BU | 53 |
| BUTTER LB | 14,340 |
| CATTLE KS | 96 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 86 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 101 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 187 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 92 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 23 |
| DUCKS | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 47 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,620 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 156 |
| GRA BU | 3 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,026 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 57 |
| HOUSES | 47 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 45 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 36 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 12 |
| HOUSES W | 47 |
| MD FEM | 43 |
| MD MALE | 39 |
| MD TOT | 82 |
| MILK COWS | 180 |
| NAME CD | Halifax, County-Comté |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 45 |
| OC TOT | 48 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 370 |
| OTHERS | 285 |
| SHEEP | 667 |
| SHEEP KS | 378 |
| SUP AM | 3,542 |
| SUP FOR | 6,469 |
| SUP JV | 17 |
| SUP PAT | 1,996 |
| SUP SC | 1,529 |
| SUP TOT | 10,011 |
| SWINE | 50 |
| SWINE KS | 79 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 47 |
| TUR AC | 11 |
| TUR BU | 1,923 |
| TURKEY | 241 |
| WID FEM | 11 |
| WID MALE | 6 |
| WID TOT | 17 |
| WORKING OX | 58 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS034033— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS030031— 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. 35, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/polling-district-no-35-ns034033-1891/.