Poplar Grove, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Poplar Grove was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,061. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.143°N, 61.386°W.
Population
In 1891, Poplar Grove had a population of 1,061: 534 male and 527 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,061 |
| 1901 | 968 |
| 1911 | 770 |
| 1921 | 653 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Mabou, 1881 (61.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Poplar Grove shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 74 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,061 total population, 534 males, 527 females, 288 married persons, 172 families, 144 married females, 144 married males, 38 widowed persons, 23 widowed females, 15 widowed males, 6.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 735 single persons under 18, 375 single males under 18, 360 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,053 persons who are not French Canadian, 8 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 170 houses, 170 houses built of wood, 170 occupied houses, 166 houses of 1 story, 84 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 28 houses of 4 rooms, 17 houses of 3 rooms, 15 houses of 2 rooms, 14 houses of 5 rooms, 10 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses of 2 stories, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 33,898 pounds of homemade butter, 18,775 acres of land in farms, 17,740 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 12,489 bushels of potatoes, 10,741 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,951 bushels of oats, 8,034 acres of improved land in farms, 5,838 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 4,708 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,321 acres of farmland under crops, 2,680 sheep, 2,136 tons of hay, 1,852 chickens, 1,762 acres of hay crops, 1,319 bushels of spring wheat, 1,109 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,050 other cattle, 906 bushels of barley, 777 acres of oats, 760 milk cows, 383 cattle killed or sold, 306 swine, 224 horses aged over 3 years, 200 swine slaughtered or sold, 165 occupants of farms, 163 farm occupants who own their land, 157 bushels of turnips, 145 bushels of buckwheat, 139 acres of potatoes, 124 acres of wheat, 107 horses aged 3 years and under, 84 geese, 79 acres of barley, 55 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 51 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 24 turkeys, 22 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 21 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 16 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 5 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 5 ducks, 2 acres of turnips, 2 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS036014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS013014— 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). "Poplar Grove, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/poplar-grove-ns036014-1891/.