Polling district No. 7, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Polling district No. 7 was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 715. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.586°N, 63.582°W.
Population
In 1891, Polling district No. 7 had a population of 715: 381 male and 334 female residents. Population density was 50.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 715 |
| 1901 | 754 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Herring Cove, 1901 (35.4% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ferguson Cove, 1901 (64.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Polling district No. 7 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 117 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 | 129 |
| Number of families | 129 |
| Number of females | 334 |
| Number of males | 381 |
| Number of married females | 105 |
| Number of married males | 105 |
| Number of married persons | 210 |
| Number of widowed females | 17 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 28 |
| POP F | 334 |
| POP M | 381 |
| POP TOT | 715 |
| Total population | 715 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 212 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 265 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 477 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 715 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 129 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 129 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 125 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 48 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 30 |
| Number of occupied houses | 129 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (34 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 205 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 891 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 122 |
| Acres of hay crops | 130 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 327 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,218 |
| Acres of potatoes | 8 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 289 |
| HAY AC | 130 |
| HAY TONS | 191 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 6 |
| Number of chickens | 951 |
| Number of ducks | 50 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 69 |
| Number of geese | 82 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 28 |
| Number of milk cows | 111 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 69 |
| Number of other cattle | 18 |
| Number of other fowl | 26 |
| Number of oxen | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 53 |
| Number of swine | 3 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 9 |
| Number of turkeys | 8 |
| OAT BU | 12 |
| POT AC | 8 |
| POT BU | 289 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 8,490 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 191 |
Other recorded variables (51 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 3 |
| A 11 50 | 9 |
| A 51 100 | 4 |
| BUTTER LB | 8,490 |
| CATTLE KS | 6 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 212 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 265 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 477 |
| DUCKS | 50 |
| FAMILIES | 129 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 82 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 951 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 28 |
| HOUSES | 129 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 28 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 48 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 125 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 30 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 12 |
| HOUSES W | 129 |
| INF 11 A | 53 |
| MD FEM | 105 |
| MD MALE | 105 |
| MD TOT | 210 |
| MILK COWS | 111 |
| NAME CD | Halifax, County-Comté |
| OC P | 69 |
| OC TOT | 69 |
| OTHER FOWL | 26 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 18 |
| OTHERS | 715 |
| SUP AM | 327 |
| SUP FOR | 891 |
| SUP PAT | 205 |
| SUP SC | 122 |
| SUP TOT | 1,218 |
| SWINE | 3 |
| SWINE KS | 9 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 129 |
| TURKEY | 8 |
| WID FEM | 17 |
| WID MALE | 11 |
| WID TOT | 28 |
| WORKING OX | 6 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS034001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS030005_1891— 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. 7, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/polling-district-no-7-ns034001-1891/.