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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q7230555. 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.
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 La Tour, 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 72 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,004 total population, 502 females, 502 males, 378 married persons, 196 families, 189 married females, 189 married males, 52 widowed persons, 43 widowed females, 9 widowed males, 5.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 574 single persons under 18, 304 single males under 18, 270 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,004 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 196 occupied houses, 195 houses, 195 houses built of wood, 195 houses of 1 story, 121 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 33 houses of 4 rooms, 24 houses of 5 rooms, 15 uninhabited houses, 10 houses of 3 rooms, 7 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 4 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 21,778 pounds of homemade butter, 18,357 acres of land in farms, 16,457 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,215 bushels of potatoes, 1,900 acres of improved land in farms, 1,802 chickens, 1,465 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,412 acres of farmland under crops, 1,357 bushels of turnips, 1,102 acres of hay crops, 924 tons of hay, 796 sheep, 432 acres of farmland in pasture, 288 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 231 milk cows, 193 occupants of farms, 184 other cattle, 182 farm occupants who own their land, 148 ducks, 127 bushels of oats, 103 bushels of barley, 88 bushels of beans, 75 bushels of peas, 74 oxen, 74 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 69 bushels of corn, 64 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 58 swine slaughtered or sold, 56 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 49 cattle killed or sold, 46 acres of potatoes, 42 horses aged over 3 years, 29 sheep slaughtered or sold, 28 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 20 swine, 16 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 11 farm occupants who rent their land, 11 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 9 geese, 8 acres of turnips, 6 acres of oats, 5 acres of barley, 5 horses aged 3 years and under, 3 turkeys, 2 bushels of buckwheat. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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: Q7230555
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/.