Port Clyde, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Port Clyde was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,004. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.623°N, 65.516°W.
Population
In 1891, Port Clyde had a population of 1,004: 502 male and 502 female residents. Population density was 15.9 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 Port Latour, 1881 (76.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Port Clyde shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 147 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 196 |
| Number of families | 196 |
| Number of females | 502 |
| Number of males | 502 |
| Number of married females | 189 |
| Number of married males | 189 |
| Number of married persons | 378 |
| Number of widowed females | 43 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 52 |
| POP F | 502 |
| POP M | 502 |
| POP TOT | 1,004 |
| Total population | 1,004 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 270 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 304 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 574 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,004 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 195 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 195 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 195 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 121 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 196 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 15 |
Agriculture (56 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 5 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 56 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 432 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 16,457 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,412 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,102 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,900 |
| Acres of land in farms | 18,357 |
| Acres of oats | 6 |
| Acres of potatoes | 46 |
| Acres of turnips | 8 |
| BAR AC | 5 |
| BAR BU | 103 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 103 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 88 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 69 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 127 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 75 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,215 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,357 |
| BWT BU | 2 |
| CRN BU | 69 |
| HAY AC | 1,102 |
| HAY TONS | 924 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 49 |
| Number of chickens | 1,802 |
| Number of ducks | 148 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 182 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 11 |
| Number of geese | 9 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 5 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 42 |
| Number of milk cows | 231 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 193 |
| Number of other cattle | 184 |
| Number of oxen | 74 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 74 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 64 |
| Number of sheep | 796 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 29 |
| Number of swine | 20 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 58 |
| Number of turkeys | 3 |
| OAT AC | 6 |
| OAT BU | 127 |
| PEA BU | 75 |
| POT AC | 46 |
| POT BU | 5,215 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 288 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,465 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 21,778 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 924 |
Other recorded variables (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 11 |
| A 11 50 | 74 |
| A 201 PL | 16 |
| A 51 100 | 28 |
| BEN BU | 88 |
| BUTTER LB | 21,778 |
| CATTLE KS | 49 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 270 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 304 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 574 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 288 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 5 |
| DUCKS | 148 |
| FAMILIES | 196 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,465 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 9 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,802 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 42 |
| HOUSES | 195 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 24 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 33 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 195 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 121 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 15 |
| HOUSES W | 195 |
| INF 11 A | 64 |
| MD FEM | 189 |
| MD MALE | 189 |
| MD TOT | 378 |
| MILK COWS | 231 |
| NAME CD | Shelburne |
| OC F | 11 |
| OC P | 182 |
| OC TOT | 193 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 184 |
| OTHERS | 1,004 |
| SHEEP | 796 |
| SHEEP KS | 29 |
| SUP AM | 1,900 |
| SUP FOR | 16,457 |
| SUP JV | 56 |
| SUP PAT | 432 |
| SUP SC | 1,412 |
| SUP TOT | 18,357 |
| SWINE | 20 |
| SWINE KS | 58 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 196 |
| TUR AC | 8 |
| TUR BU | 1,357 |
| TURKEY | 3 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 43 |
| WID MALE | 9 |
| WID TOT | 52 |
| WORKING OX | 74 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS042013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS042013— 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). "Port Clyde, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/port-clyde-ns042013-1891/.