Port Medway, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Port Medway was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 943. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.134°N, 64.602°W.
Population
In 1891, Port Medway had a population of 943: 467 male and 476 female residents. Population density was 39.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 943 |
| 1901 | 790 |
| 1911 | 644 |
| 1921 | 652 |
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 Medway shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 151 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 | 201 |
| Number of families | 201 |
| Number of females | 476 |
| Number of males | 467 |
| Number of married females | 170 |
| Number of married males | 171 |
| Number of married persons | 341 |
| Number of widowed females | 37 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 51 |
| POP F | 476 |
| POP M | 467 |
| POP TOT | 943 |
| Total population | 943 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 269 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 282 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 551 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 943 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 201 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 198 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 183 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 15 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 121 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 201 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 5 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 140 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 457 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,675 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 764 |
| Acres of hay crops | 237 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,361 |
| Acres of land in farms | 5,036 |
| Acres of oats | 11 |
| Acres of potatoes | 67 |
| Acres of turnips | 15 |
| BAR AC | 5 |
| BAR BU | 87 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 87 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 72 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 263 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,784 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,547 |
| BWT BU | 3 |
| CRN BU | 3 |
| HAY AC | 237 |
| HAY TONS | 467 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 33 |
| Number of chickens | 1,378 |
| Number of ducks | 104 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 147 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 34 |
| Number of geese | 40 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 14 |
| Number of milk cows | 147 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 181 |
| Number of other cattle | 95 |
| Number of other fowl | 4 |
| Number of oxen | 56 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 119 |
| Number of sheep | 224 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 71 |
| Number of swine | 111 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 121 |
| OAT AC | 11 |
| OAT BU | 263 |
| PEA BU | 13 |
| POT AC | 67 |
| POT BU | 4,784 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 60 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 348 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 394 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 13,521 |
| RYE BU | 8 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 467 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 3 |
| A 11 50 | 36 |
| A 201 PL | 6 |
| A 51 100 | 17 |
| BEN BU | 72 |
| BUTTER LB | 13,521 |
| CATTLE KS | 33 |
| CHEESE LB | 60 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 269 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 282 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 551 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 348 |
| DUCKS | 104 |
| FAMILIES | 201 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 394 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 40 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,378 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 14 |
| HOUSES | 201 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 21 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 17 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 24 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 183 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 121 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 15 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 3 |
| HOUSES W | 198 |
| INF 11 A | 119 |
| MD FEM | 170 |
| MD MALE | 171 |
| MD TOT | 341 |
| MILK COWS | 147 |
| NAME CD | Queen’s |
| OC F | 34 |
| OC P | 147 |
| OC TOT | 181 |
| OTHER FOWL | 4 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 95 |
| OTHERS | 943 |
| SHEEP | 224 |
| SHEEP KS | 71 |
| SUP AM | 1,361 |
| SUP FOR | 3,675 |
| SUP JV | 140 |
| SUP PAT | 457 |
| SUP SC | 764 |
| SUP TOT | 5,036 |
| SWINE | 111 |
| SWINE KS | 121 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 201 |
| TUR AC | 15 |
| TUR BU | 1,547 |
| WID FEM | 37 |
| WID MALE | 14 |
| WID TOT | 51 |
| WORKING OX | 56 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS040011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS017009— 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 Medway, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/port-medway-ns040011-1891/.