Polling District No. 36, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Polling District No. 36 was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 966. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.734°N, 63.202°W.
Population
In 1891, Polling District No. 36 had a population of 966: 519 male and 447 female residents. Population density was 45.7 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 Musquodoboit Harbor, 1881 (20.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Polling District No. 36 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 143 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 175 |
| Number of families | 175 |
| Number of females | 447 |
| Number of males | 519 |
| Number of married females | 152 |
| Number of married males | 152 |
| Number of married persons | 304 |
| Number of widowed females | 12 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 26 |
| POP F | 447 |
| POP M | 519 |
| POP TOT | 966 |
| Total population | 966 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 283 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 353 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 636 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 966 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 175 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 175 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 173 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 43 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 66 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 175 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (51 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 11 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 12 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,829 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,028 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,131 |
| Acres of hay crops | 609 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,972 |
| Acres of land in farms | 13,000 |
| Acres of oats | 28 |
| Acres of potatoes | 39 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| BAR AC | 11 |
| BAR BU | 241 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 241 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 41 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 802 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,623 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,240 |
| HAY AC | 609 |
| HAY TONS | 841 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 101 |
| Number of chickens | 1,648 |
| Number of ducks | 7 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 163 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 5 |
| Number of geese | 33 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 1 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 27 |
| Number of milk cows | 164 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 168 |
| Number of other cattle | 185 |
| Number of oxen | 225 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 43 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 40 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 50 |
| Number of sheep | 781 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 292 |
| Number of swine | 95 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 103 |
| OAT AC | 28 |
| OAT BU | 802 |
| PEA BU | 32 |
| POT AC | 39 |
| POT BU | 6,623 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 60 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,191 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 5,721 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 841 |
Other recorded variables (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 20 |
| A 11 50 | 43 |
| A 201 PL | 15 |
| A 51 100 | 40 |
| BEN BU | 41 |
| BUTTER LB | 5,721 |
| CATTLE KS | 101 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 283 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 353 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 636 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 60 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 1 |
| DUCKS | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 175 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,191 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 33 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,648 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 27 |
| HOUSES | 175 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 38 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 43 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 173 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 66 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 24 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 2 |
| HOUSES W | 175 |
| INF 11 A | 50 |
| MD FEM | 152 |
| MD MALE | 152 |
| MD TOT | 304 |
| MILK COWS | 164 |
| NAME CD | Halifax, County-Comté |
| OC F | 5 |
| OC P | 163 |
| OC TOT | 168 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 185 |
| OTHERS | 966 |
| SHEEP | 781 |
| SHEEP KS | 292 |
| SUP AM | 4,972 |
| SUP FOR | 8,028 |
| SUP JV | 12 |
| SUP PAT | 3,829 |
| SUP SC | 1,131 |
| SUP TOT | 13,000 |
| SWINE | 95 |
| SWINE KS | 103 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 175 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 1,240 |
| WID FEM | 12 |
| WID MALE | 14 |
| WID TOT | 26 |
| WORKING OX | 225 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS034034— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS034034— 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. 36, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/polling-district-no-36-ns034034-1891/.