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 density was 22.1 people per square mile.
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 Craignish, 1901 (56.9% 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 Port Hastings, 1901 (41.8% 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 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.80 |
| FAM NO | 290 |
| Number of families | 290 |
| Number of females | 847 |
| Number of males | 834 |
| Number of married females | 210 |
| Number of married males | 209 |
| Number of married persons | 419 |
| Number of widowed females | 79 |
| Number of widowed males | 29 |
| Number of widowed persons | 108 |
| POP F | 847 |
| POP M | 834 |
| POP TOT | 1,681 |
| Total population | 1,681 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 558 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 596 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,154 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,680 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 286 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 283 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 4 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 275 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 10 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 52 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 77 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 68 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 14 |
| Number of occupied houses | 286 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 55 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 27 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,214 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 22,602 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,812 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,524 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 8,053 |
| Acres of land in farms | 30,655 |
| Acres of oats | 517 |
| Acres of potatoes | 309 |
| Acres of turnips | 3 |
| Acres of wheat | 1 |
| BAR AC | 55 |
| BAR BU | 434 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 434 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 14 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 150 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,460 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 17,444 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 353 |
| BWT BU | 150 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 10 |
| HAY AC | 2,524 |
| HAY TONS | 2,518 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 378 |
| Number of chickens | 2,476 |
| Number of ducks | 26 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 273 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of geese | 159 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 52 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 319 |
| Number of milk cows | 824 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 277 |
| Number of other cattle | 770 |
| Number of other fowl | 1 |
| Number of oxen | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 87 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 35 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 100 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 39 |
| Number of sheep | 2,794 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,077 |
| Number of swine | 224 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 191 |
| Number of turkeys | 7 |
| OAT AC | 517 |
| OAT BU | 4,460 |
| POT AC | 309 |
| POT BU | 17,444 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 10,788 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,210 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,267 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 23,430 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,518 |
| WHT AC | 1 |
| WHT SP BU | 8 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 87 |
| A 11 50 | 35 |
| A 201 PL | 16 |
| A 51 100 | 100 |
| BEN BU | 14 |
| BUTTER LB | 23,430 |
| CATTLE KS | 378 |
| CHEESE LB | 10,788 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 558 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 596 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,154 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,210 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 52 |
| DUCKS | 26 |
| FAMILIES | 290 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,267 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 159 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,476 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 319 |
| HOUSES | 286 |
| HOUSES CON | 14 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 10 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 41 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 77 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 275 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 68 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 52 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 32 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 10 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 7 |
| HOUSES W | 283 |
| INF 11 A | 39 |
| MD FEM | 210 |
| MD MALE | 209 |
| MD TOT | 419 |
| MILK COWS | 824 |
| NAME CD | Inverness |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 273 |
| OC TOT | 277 |
| OTHER FOWL | 1 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 770 |
| OTHERS | 1,680 |
| SHEEP | 2,794 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,077 |
| SILOS | 10 |
| SUP AM | 8,053 |
| SUP FOR | 22,602 |
| SUP JV | 27 |
| SUP PAT | 4,214 |
| SUP SC | 3,812 |
| SUP TOT | 30,655 |
| SWINE | 224 |
| SWINE KS | 191 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 286 |
| TUR AC | 3 |
| TUR BU | 353 |
| TURKEY | 7 |
| WID FEM | 79 |
| WID MALE | 29 |
| WID TOT | 108 |
| WORKING OX | 19 |
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/.