Port Hastings, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Port Hastings was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,681. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.720°N, 61.392°W.
Population
In 1891, Port Hastings had a population of 1,681: 834 male and 847 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,681 |
| 1901 | 834 |
| 1911 | 761 |
| 1921 | 645 |
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 Hastings, 1881 (85.1% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Port Hastings, 1901 (41.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Long Point, 1901 (1.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Craignish, 1901 (56.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Port Hastings shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,681 total population, 847 females, 834 males, 419 married persons, 290 families, 210 married females, 209 married males, 108 widowed persons, 79 widowed females, 29 widowed males, 5.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,154 single persons under 18, 596 single males under 18, 558 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,680 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 286 houses, 286 occupied houses, 283 houses built of wood, 275 houses of 1 story, 77 houses of 4 rooms, 68 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 52 houses of 3 rooms, 41 houses of 5 rooms, 32 houses of 2 rooms, 14 houses under construction, 10 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 10 houses of 2 stories, 7 uninhabited houses, 4 houses of 1 room, 2 houses built of stone, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 30,655 acres of land in farms, 23,430 pounds of homemade butter, 22,602 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 17,444 bushels of potatoes, 10,788 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 8,053 acres of improved land in farms, 4,460 bushels of oats, 4,214 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,210 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,812 acres of farmland under crops, 2,794 sheep, 2,524 acres of hay crops, 2,518 tons of hay, 2,476 chickens, 2,267 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,077 sheep slaughtered or sold, 824 milk cows, 770 other cattle, 517 acres of oats, 434 bushels of barley, 378 cattle killed or sold, 353 bushels of turnips, 319 horses aged over 3 years, 309 acres of potatoes, 277 occupants of farms, 273 farm occupants who own their land, 224 swine, 191 swine slaughtered or sold, 159 geese, 150 bushels of buckwheat, 100 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 87 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 55 acres of barley, 52 horses aged 3 years and under, 39 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 35 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 27 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 26 ducks, 19 oxen, 16 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 14 bushels of beans, Capacity of silos (tons): 10, 8 bushels of spring wheat, 7 turkeys, 4 farm occupants who rent their land, 3 acres of turnips, 1 acres of wheat, 1 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS036015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS013015— 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 Hastings, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/port-hastings-ns036015-1891/.