Polling District No. 39, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Polling District No. 39 was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 232. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.766°N, 63.302°W.
Population
In 1891, Polling District No. 39 had a population of 232: 129 male and 103 female residents. Population density was 9.5 people per square mile.
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Polling District No. 39 shared boundaries with:
- NO DATA
- Polling District No. 28a
- Polling district No. 29
- Polling district No. 30
- Polling District No. 36
- Polling District No. 37
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 148 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.70 |
| FAM NO | 49 |
| Number of families | 49 |
| Number of females | 103 |
| Number of males | 129 |
| Number of married females | 33 |
| Number of married males | 33 |
| Number of married persons | 66 |
| Number of widowed females | 12 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 18 |
| POP F | 103 |
| POP M | 129 |
| POP TOT | 232 |
| Total population | 232 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 58 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 90 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 148 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 16 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 216 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 47 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 47 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 14 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 33 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 25 |
| Number of occupied houses | 48 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (54 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 9 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 9 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 449 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,218 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 420 |
| Acres of hay crops | 273 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 878 |
| Acres of land in farms | 8,096 |
| Acres of oats | 20 |
| Acres of potatoes | 17 |
| Acres of turnips | 4 |
| BAR AC | 9 |
| BAR BU | 153 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 153 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 331 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,763 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 552 |
| BWT BU | 5 |
| HAY AC | 273 |
| HAY TONS | 287 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 25 |
| Number of chickens | 1,032 |
| Number of ducks | 68 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 47 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 2 |
| Number of geese | 14 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 1 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 38 |
| Number of milk cows | 56 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 49 |
| Number of other cattle | 81 |
| Number of oxen | 42 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 3 |
| Number of sheep | 174 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 104 |
| Number of swine | 21 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 17 |
| Number of turkeys | 2 |
| OAT AC | 20 |
| OAT BU | 331 |
| PEA BU | 40 |
| POT AC | 17 |
| POT BU | 1,763 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 5 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 485 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 2,582 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 287 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 9 |
| A 11 50 | 15 |
| A 201 PL | 6 |
| A 51 100 | 16 |
| BEN BU | 12 |
| BUTTER LB | 2,582 |
| CATTLE KS | 25 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 58 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 90 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 148 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 5 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 1 |
| DUCKS | 68 |
| FAMILIES | 49 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 485 |
| FRN CA | 16 |
| GEESE | 14 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,032 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 38 |
| HOUSES | 47 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 14 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 25 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 33 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 1 |
| HOUSES W | 47 |
| INF 11 A | 3 |
| MD FEM | 33 |
| MD MALE | 33 |
| MD TOT | 66 |
| MILK COWS | 56 |
| NAME CD | Halifax, County-Comté |
| OC F | 2 |
| OC P | 47 |
| OC TOT | 49 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 81 |
| OTHERS | 216 |
| SHEEP | 174 |
| SHEEP KS | 104 |
| SUP AM | 878 |
| SUP FOR | 7,218 |
| SUP JV | 9 |
| SUP PAT | 449 |
| SUP SC | 420 |
| SUP TOT | 8,096 |
| SWINE | 21 |
| SWINE KS | 17 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 48 |
| TUR AC | 4 |
| TUR BU | 552 |
| TURKEY | 2 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 12 |
| WID MALE | 6 |
| WID TOT | 18 |
| WORKING OX | 42 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS034037— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS034037— 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. 39, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/polling-district-no-39-ns034037-1891/.