Port Latour, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Port Latour was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,049. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7230747. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.524°N, 65.485°W.
Population
In 1891, Port Latour had a population of 1,049: 528 male and 521 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,477 |
| 1881 | 1,798 |
| 1891 | 1,049 |
| 1901 | 812 |
| 1911 | 758 |
| 1921 | 729 |
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 Port Latour, 1881 (23.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Port Latour shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 135 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.70 |
| FAM NO | 223 |
| Number of families | 223 |
| Number of females | 521 |
| Number of males | 528 |
| Number of married females | 222 |
| Number of married males | 222 |
| Number of married persons | 444 |
| Number of widowed females | 37 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 48 |
| POP F | 521 |
| POP M | 528 |
| POP TOT | 1,049 |
| Total population | 1,049 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 262 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 295 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 557 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,049 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 223 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 222 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 219 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 97 |
| Number of houses under construction | 10 |
| Number of occupied houses | 222 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 15 |
Agriculture (42 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 2 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 210 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,573 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 445 |
| Acres of hay crops | 381 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 657 |
| Acres of land in farms | 2,230 |
| Acres of potatoes | 15 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,404 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 166 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 30 |
| HAY AC | 381 |
| HAY TONS | 538 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 20 |
| Number of chickens | 2,098 |
| Number of ducks | 70 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 222 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of geese | 3 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 1 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 19 |
| Number of milk cows | 218 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 224 |
| Number of other cattle | 92 |
| Number of other fowl | 4 |
| Number of oxen | 68 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 38 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 177 |
| Number of sheep | 897 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 5 |
| Number of swine | 30 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 23 |
| POT AC | 15 |
| POT BU | 1,404 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 360 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,846 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 23,677 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 538 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 11 50 | 38 |
| A 51 100 | 9 |
| BEN BU | 5 |
| BUTTER LB | 23,677 |
| CATTLE KS | 20 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 262 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 295 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 557 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 360 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 1 |
| DUCKS | 70 |
| FAMILIES | 223 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,846 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 3 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,098 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 19 |
| HOUSES | 223 |
| HOUSES CON | 10 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 21 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 40 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 35 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 219 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 97 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 15 |
| HOUSES W | 222 |
| INF 11 A | 177 |
| MD FEM | 222 |
| MD MALE | 222 |
| MD TOT | 444 |
| MILK COWS | 218 |
| NAME CD | Shelburne |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 222 |
| OC TOT | 224 |
| OTHER FOWL | 4 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 92 |
| OTHERS | 1,049 |
| SHEEP | 897 |
| SHEEP KS | 5 |
| SILOS | 30 |
| SUP AM | 657 |
| SUP FOR | 1,573 |
| SUP JV | 2 |
| SUP PAT | 210 |
| SUP SC | 445 |
| SUP TOT | 2,230 |
| SWINE | 30 |
| SWINE KS | 23 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 222 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 166 |
| WID FEM | 37 |
| WID MALE | 11 |
| WID TOT | 48 |
| WORKING OX | 68 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS042014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS019010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7230747
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 Latour, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/port-latour-ns042014-1891/.