Pomquet River, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Pomquet River was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,077. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.561°N, 61.851°W.
Population
In 1891, Pomquet River had a population of 1,077: 505 male and 572 female residents. Population density was 11.4 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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Andrews, 1901 (71.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Pomquet, 1901 (28.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Pomquet River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 160 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 | 198 |
| Number of families | 198 |
| Number of females | 572 |
| Number of males | 505 |
| Number of married females | 139 |
| Number of married males | 139 |
| Number of married persons | 278 |
| Number of widowed females | 51 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 70 |
| POP F | 572 |
| POP M | 505 |
| POP TOT | 1,077 |
| Total population | 1,077 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 382 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 347 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 729 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 24 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,053 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 197 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 197 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 197 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 46 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 107 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 197 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 32 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 31 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 9,381 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 15,216 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,822 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,240 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 14,234 |
| Acres of land in farms | 29,450 |
| Acres of oats | 860 |
| Acres of potatoes | 166 |
| Acres of turnips | 8 |
| Acres of wheat | 146 |
| BAR AC | 32 |
| BAR BU | 495 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 495 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 71 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 711 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 180 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 13,132 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 53 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 24,172 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,658 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 948 |
| BWT BU | 711 |
| CRN BU | 180 |
| HAY AC | 3,240 |
| HAY TONS | 3,488 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 654 |
| Number of chickens | 2,970 |
| Number of ducks | 38 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 189 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 13 |
| Number of geese | 217 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 101 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 212 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,057 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 202 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,796 |
| Number of other fowl | 34 |
| Number of oxen | 59 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 74 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 67 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 33 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 18 |
| Number of sheep | 3,528 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,252 |
| Number of swine | 422 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 275 |
| Number of turkeys | 8 |
| OAT AC | 860 |
| OAT BU | 13,132 |
| PEA BU | 53 |
| POT AC | 166 |
| POT BU | 24,172 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 31,769 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 986 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 7,353 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 39,071 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,488 |
| WHT AC | 146 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,658 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 74 |
| A 11 50 | 10 |
| A 201 PL | 33 |
| A 51 100 | 67 |
| BEN BU | 71 |
| BUTTER LB | 39,071 |
| CATTLE KS | 654 |
| CHEESE LB | 31,769 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 382 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 347 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 729 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 986 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 101 |
| DUCKS | 38 |
| FAMILIES | 198 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 7,353 |
| FRN CA | 24 |
| GEESE | 217 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,970 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 212 |
| HOUSES | 197 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 46 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 19 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 197 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 107 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 5 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 5 |
| HOUSES W | 197 |
| INF 11 A | 18 |
| MD FEM | 139 |
| MD MALE | 139 |
| MD TOT | 278 |
| MILK COWS | 1,057 |
| NAME CD | Antigonish |
| OC F | 13 |
| OC P | 189 |
| OC TOT | 202 |
| OTHER FOWL | 34 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,796 |
| OTHERS | 1,053 |
| SHEEP | 3,528 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,252 |
| SUP AM | 14,234 |
| SUP FOR | 15,216 |
| SUP JV | 31 |
| SUP PAT | 9,381 |
| SUP SC | 4,822 |
| SUP TOT | 29,450 |
| SWINE | 422 |
| SWINE KS | 275 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 197 |
| TUR AC | 8 |
| TUR BU | 948 |
| TURKEY | 8 |
| WID FEM | 51 |
| WID MALE | 19 |
| WID TOT | 70 |
| WORKING OX | 59 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS027013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS027013— 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). "Pomquet River, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/pomquet-river-ns027013-1891/.