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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3398376. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,136 |
| 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 74 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 943 total population, 476 females, 467 males, 341 married persons, 201 families, 171 married males, 170 married females, 51 widowed persons, 37 widowed females, 14 widowed males, 4.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 551 single persons under 18, 282 single males under 18, 269 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 943 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 201 houses, 201 occupied houses, 198 houses built of wood, 183 houses of 1 story, 121 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 24 houses of 4 rooms, 21 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 17 houses of 5 rooms, 15 houses of 2 stories, 10 houses of 3 rooms, 5 houses of 2 rooms, 3 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 13,521 pounds of homemade butter, 5,036 acres of land in farms, 4,784 bushels of potatoes, 3,675 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,547 bushels of turnips, 1,378 chickens, 1,361 acres of improved land in farms, 764 acres of farmland under crops, 467 tons of hay, 457 acres of farmland in pasture, 394 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 348 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 263 bushels of oats, 237 acres of hay crops, 224 sheep, 181 occupants of farms, 147 farm occupants who own their land, 147 milk cows, 140 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 121 swine slaughtered or sold, 119 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 111 swine, 104 ducks, 95 other cattle, 87 bushels of barley, 72 bushels of beans, 71 sheep slaughtered or sold, 67 acres of potatoes, 60 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 56 oxen, 40 geese, 36 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 34 farm occupants who rent their land, 33 cattle killed or sold, 17 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 15 acres of turnips, 14 horses aged over 3 years, 13 bushels of peas, 11 acres of oats, 8 bushels of rye, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 acres of barley, 4 other fowl, 3 bushels of buckwheat, 3 bushels of corn, 3 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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: Q3398376
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Medway,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Medway
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/.