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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,297 |
| 1881 | 1,498 |
| 1891 | 1,646 |
| 1901 | 1,891 |
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 83 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,646 total population, 823 females, 823 males, 443 married persons, 272 families, 223 married females, 220 married males, 76 widowed persons, 64 widowed females, 12 widowed males, 6 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,127 single persons under 18, 591 single males under 18, 536 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,645 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 268 occupied houses, 255 houses, 254 houses built of wood, 131 houses of 2 stories, 118 houses of 1 story, 107 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 44 houses of 5 rooms, 43 houses of 4 rooms, 24 houses of 3 rooms, 21 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 13 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 12 houses of 2 rooms, 11 houses under construction, 8 uninhabited houses, 6 houses of 3 stories, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses built of stone, 1 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 33,465 pounds of homemade butter, 21,988 bushels of potatoes, 19,425 acres of land in farms, 12,925 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 10,560 bushels of oats, 10,065 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,360 acres of improved land in farms, 5,818 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 5,069 acres of farmland under crops, 4,257 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,071 chickens, 2,702 tons of hay, 2,671 sheep, 2,449 acres of hay crops, 1,428 bushels of barley, 939 sheep slaughtered or sold, 931 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 883 bushels of turnips, 865 milk cows, 803 other cattle, 701 acres of oats, 344 cattle killed or sold, 302 swine, 291 geese, 266 horses aged over 3 years, 258 bushels of spring wheat, 250 occupants of farms, 235 farm occupants who own their land, 221 acres of potatoes, 198 swine slaughtered or sold, 112 turkeys, 106 bushels of buckwheat, 102 acres of barley, 102 ducks, 76 horses aged 3 years and under, 74 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 63 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 56 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 46 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 34 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 27 acres of wheat, 14 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 14 farm occupants who rent their land, 14 oxen, 12 other fowl, 11 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 10 acres of turnips, 3 bushels of beans, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS036016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS035018— 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/.