Port Mouton, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Port Mouton was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 758. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.884°N, 64.886°W.
Population
In 1891, Port Mouton had a population of 758: 399 male and 359 female residents. Population density was 11.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 758 |
| 1901 | 813 |
| 1911 | 897 |
| 1921 | 817 |
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 Mouton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 147 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 146 |
| Number of families | 146 |
| Number of females | 359 |
| Number of males | 399 |
| Number of married females | 127 |
| Number of married males | 127 |
| Number of married persons | 254 |
| Number of widowed females | 33 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 41 |
| POP F | 359 |
| POP M | 399 |
| POP TOT | 758 |
| Total population | 758 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 199 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 264 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 463 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 758 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 145 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 145 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 144 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 74 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 146 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (54 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 3 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 30 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 204 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 17,888 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 562 |
| Acres of hay crops | 448 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 796 |
| Acres of land in farms | 18,684 |
| Acres of oats | 5 |
| Acres of potatoes | 61 |
| Acres of turnips | 5 |
| BAR AC | 3 |
| BAR BU | 39 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 39 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 27 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 98 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,037 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 516 |
| BWT BU | 5 |
| CRN BU | 5 |
| HAY AC | 448 |
| HAY TONS | 579 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 45 |
| Number of chickens | 1,314 |
| Number of ducks | 19 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 134 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 5 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 16 |
| Number of milk cows | 164 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 137 |
| Number of other cattle | 131 |
| Number of oxen | 70 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 39 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 27 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 25 |
| Number of sheep | 394 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 47 |
| Number of swine | 59 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 83 |
| OAT AC | 5 |
| OAT BU | 98 |
| PEA BU | 4 |
| POT AC | 61 |
| POT BU | 3,037 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 140 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,021 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 13,254 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 579 |
Other recorded variables (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 18 |
| A 11 50 | 39 |
| A 201 PL | 28 |
| A 51 100 | 27 |
| BEN BU | 27 |
| BUTTER LB | 13,254 |
| CATTLE KS | 45 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 199 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 264 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 463 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 140 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 5 |
| DUCKS | 19 |
| FAMILIES | 146 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,021 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,314 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 16 |
| HOUSES | 145 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 29 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 20 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 144 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 74 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 9 |
| HOUSES W | 145 |
| INF 11 A | 25 |
| MD FEM | 127 |
| MD MALE | 127 |
| MD TOT | 254 |
| MILK COWS | 164 |
| NAME CD | Queen’s |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 134 |
| OC TOT | 137 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 131 |
| OTHERS | 758 |
| SHEEP | 394 |
| SHEEP KS | 47 |
| SUP AM | 796 |
| SUP FOR | 17,888 |
| SUP JV | 30 |
| SUP PAT | 204 |
| SUP SC | 562 |
| SUP TOT | 18,684 |
| SWINE | 59 |
| SWINE KS | 83 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 146 |
| TUR AC | 5 |
| TUR BU | 516 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 33 |
| WID MALE | 8 |
| WID TOT | 41 |
| WORKING OX | 70 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS040012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS017010— 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 Mouton, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/port-mouton-ns040012-1891/.