Port Hawkesbury, T-V, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Port Hawkesbury, T-V was a town in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 658. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2326975. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.641°N, 61.324°W.
Population
In 1891, Port Hawkesbury, T-V had a population of 658: 355 male and 303 female residents. Population density was 49.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 658 |
| 1901 | 633 |
| 1911 | 684 |
| 1921 | 869 |
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 (14.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Port Hawkesbury, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 137 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 116 |
| Number of families | 116 |
| Number of females | 303 |
| Number of males | 355 |
| Number of married females | 104 |
| Number of married males | 105 |
| Number of married persons | 209 |
| Number of widowed females | 21 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 29 |
| POP F | 303 |
| POP M | 355 |
| POP TOT | 658 |
| Total population | 658 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 178 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 242 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 420 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 658 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 116 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 115 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 95 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 18 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 57 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 116 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (41 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 36 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 108 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,718 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 258 |
| Acres of hay crops | 234 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 402 |
| Acres of land in farms | 2,120 |
| Acres of potatoes | 3 |
| Acres of turnips | 1 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 179 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 75 |
| HAY AC | 234 |
| HAY TONS | 291 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 14 |
| Number of chickens | 754 |
| Number of ducks | 6 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 70 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 12 |
| Number of geese | 38 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 35 |
| Number of milk cows | 115 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 82 |
| Number of other cattle | 44 |
| Number of oxen | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 67 |
| Number of sheep | 127 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 47 |
| Number of swine | 2 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 3 |
| PEA BU | 10 |
| POT AC | 3 |
| POT BU | 179 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 530 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 360 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 291 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 6 |
| A 11 50 | 4 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 3 |
| BEN BU | 6 |
| BUTTER LB | 360 |
| CATTLE KS | 14 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 178 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 242 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 420 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 530 |
| DUCKS | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 116 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 38 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 754 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 35 |
| HOUSES | 116 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 11 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 19 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 95 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 57 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 18 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 2 |
| HOUSES W | 115 |
| INF 11 A | 67 |
| MD FEM | 104 |
| MD MALE | 105 |
| MD TOT | 209 |
| MILK COWS | 115 |
| NAME CD | Inverness |
| OC F | 12 |
| OC P | 70 |
| OC TOT | 82 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 44 |
| OTHERS | 658 |
| SHEEP | 127 |
| SHEEP KS | 47 |
| SUP AM | 402 |
| SUP FOR | 1,718 |
| SUP JV | 36 |
| SUP PAT | 108 |
| SUP SC | 258 |
| SUP TOT | 2,120 |
| SWINE | 2 |
| SWINE KS | 3 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 116 |
| TUR AC | 1 |
| TUR BU | 75 |
| WID FEM | 21 |
| WID MALE | 8 |
| WID TOT | 29 |
| WORKING OX | 10 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS036004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS013026— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2326975
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Hawkesbury
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Hawkesbury
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 Hawkesbury, T-V, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/port-hawkesbury-t-v-ns036004-1891/.