Port Hood, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Port Hood was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,646. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.028°N, 61.476°W.
Population
In 1891, Port Hood had a population of 1,646: 823 male and 823 female residents. Population density was 30.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,297 |
| 1881 | 1,498 |
| 1891 | 1,646 |
| 1901 | 1,891 |
| 1911 | 1,399 |
| 1921 | 1,299 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Port Hood shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6 |
| FAM NO | 272 |
| Number of families | 272 |
| Number of females | 823 |
| Number of males | 823 |
| Number of married females | 223 |
| Number of married males | 220 |
| Number of married persons | 443 |
| Number of widowed females | 64 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 76 |
| POP F | 823 |
| POP M | 823 |
| POP TOT | 1,646 |
| Total population | 1,646 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 536 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 591 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,127 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,645 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 13 |
| Number of houses | 255 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 254 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 118 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 131 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 6 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 43 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 44 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 107 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 11 |
| Number of occupied houses | 268 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 102 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 34 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,257 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,065 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,069 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,449 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 9,360 |
| Acres of land in farms | 19,425 |
| Acres of oats | 701 |
| Acres of potatoes | 221 |
| Acres of turnips | 10 |
| Acres of wheat | 27 |
| BAR AC | 102 |
| BAR BU | 1,428 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,428 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 106 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 14 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 10,560 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 21,988 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 258 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 883 |
| BWT BU | 106 |
| HAY AC | 2,449 |
| HAY TONS | 2,702 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 344 |
| Number of chickens | 3,071 |
| Number of ducks | 102 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 235 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 14 |
| Number of geese | 291 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 76 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 266 |
| Number of milk cows | 865 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 250 |
| Number of other cattle | 803 |
| Number of other fowl | 12 |
| Number of oxen | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 46 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 63 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 74 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 56 |
| Number of sheep | 2,671 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 939 |
| Number of swine | 302 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 198 |
| Number of turkeys | 112 |
| OAT AC | 701 |
| OAT BU | 10,560 |
| POT AC | 221 |
| POT BU | 21,988 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 12,925 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 931 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,818 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 33,465 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,702 |
| WHT AC | 27 |
| WHT SP BU | 258 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 46 |
| A 11 50 | 63 |
| A 201 PL | 11 |
| A 51 100 | 74 |
| BEN BU | 3 |
| BUTTER LB | 33,465 |
| CATTLE KS | 344 |
| CHEESE LB | 12,925 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 536 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 591 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,127 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 931 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 76 |
| DUCKS | 102 |
| FAMILIES | 272 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 5,818 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 291 |
| GRA BU | 14 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,071 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 266 |
| HOUSES | 255 |
| HOUSES CON | 11 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 21 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 44 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 43 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 118 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 107 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 24 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 12 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 131 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 8 |
| HOUSES W | 254 |
| INF 11 A | 56 |
| MD FEM | 223 |
| MD MALE | 220 |
| MD TOT | 443 |
| MILK COWS | 865 |
| NAME CD | Inverness |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 14 |
| OC P | 235 |
| OC TOT | 250 |
| OTHER FOWL | 12 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 803 |
| OTHERS | 1,645 |
| SHEEP | 2,671 |
| SHEEP KS | 939 |
| SUP AM | 9,360 |
| SUP FOR | 10,065 |
| SUP JV | 34 |
| SUP PAT | 4,257 |
| SUP SC | 5,069 |
| SUP TOT | 19,425 |
| SWINE | 302 |
| SWINE KS | 198 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 268 |
| TUR AC | 10 |
| TUR BU | 883 |
| TURKEY | 112 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 13 |
| WID FEM | 64 |
| WID MALE | 12 |
| WID TOT | 76 |
| WORKING OX | 14 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS036016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS013016— 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 Hood, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/port-hood-ns036016-1891/.