Port George, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Port George was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 684. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.994°N, 65.123°W.
Population
In 1891, Port George had a population of 684: 348 male and 336 female residents. Population density was 36.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 684 |
| 1901 | 548 |
| 1911 | 472 |
| 1921 | 455 |
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 Middleton Corners, 1881 (61.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Port George shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 155 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.20 |
| FAM NO | 158 |
| Number of families | 158 |
| Number of females | 336 |
| Number of males | 348 |
| Number of married females | 130 |
| Number of married males | 132 |
| Number of married persons | 262 |
| Number of widowed females | 27 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 36 |
| POP F | 336 |
| POP M | 348 |
| POP TOT | 684 |
| Total population | 684 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 179 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 207 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 386 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 684 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 158 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 158 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 158 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 110 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 158 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 64 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 118 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,899 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,284 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,621 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,595 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,638 |
| Acres of land in farms | 10,922 |
| Acres of oats | 174 |
| Acres of potatoes | 85 |
| Acres of turnips | 15 |
| Acres of wheat | 10 |
| BAR AC | 64 |
| BAR BU | 1,560 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,560 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 61 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,011 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 150 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,558 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 34 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,505 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 195 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,635 |
| BWT BU | 1,011 |
| CRN BU | 150 |
| HAY AC | 1,595 |
| HAY TONS | 1,272 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 45 |
| Number of chickens | 1,581 |
| Number of ducks | 72 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 142 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 9 |
| Number of geese | 35 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 39 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 113 |
| Number of milk cows | 237 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 151 |
| Number of other cattle | 263 |
| Number of other fowl | 2 |
| Number of oxen | 128 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 27 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 41 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 42 |
| Number of sheep | 899 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 767 |
| Number of swine | 102 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 156 |
| Number of turkeys | 39 |
| OAT AC | 174 |
| OAT BU | 3,558 |
| PEA BU | 34 |
| POT AC | 85 |
| POT BU | 10,505 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 50 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,796 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 25,023 |
| RYE BU | 12 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,272 |
| WHT AC | 10 |
| WHT SP BU | 195 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 27 |
| A 11 50 | 34 |
| A 201 PL | 7 |
| A 51 100 | 41 |
| BEN BU | 61 |
| BUTTER LB | 25,023 |
| CATTLE KS | 45 |
| CHEESE LB | 50 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 179 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 207 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 386 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,796 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 39 |
| DUCKS | 72 |
| FAMILIES | 158 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.20 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 35 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,581 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 113 |
| HOUSES | 158 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 25 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 158 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 110 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 1 |
| HOUSES W | 158 |
| INF 11 A | 42 |
| MD FEM | 130 |
| MD MALE | 132 |
| MD TOT | 262 |
| MILK COWS | 237 |
| NAME CD | Annapolis |
| OC F | 9 |
| OC P | 142 |
| OC TOT | 151 |
| OTHER FOWL | 2 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 263 |
| OTHERS | 684 |
| SHEEP | 899 |
| SHEEP KS | 767 |
| SUP AM | 7,638 |
| SUP FOR | 3,284 |
| SUP JV | 118 |
| SUP PAT | 4,899 |
| SUP SC | 2,621 |
| SUP TOT | 10,922 |
| SWINE | 102 |
| SWINE KS | 156 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 158 |
| TUR AC | 15 |
| TUR BU | 3,635 |
| TURKEY | 39 |
| WID FEM | 27 |
| WID MALE | 9 |
| WID TOT | 36 |
| WORKING OX | 128 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS026025— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS004022— 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 George, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/port-george-ns026025-1891/.