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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3398384. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 829 |
| 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 72 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 758 total population, 399 males, 359 females, 254 married persons, 146 families, 127 married females, 127 married males, 41 widowed persons, 33 widowed females, 8 widowed males, 5.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 463 single persons under 18, 264 single males under 18, 199 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 758 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 146 occupied houses, 145 houses, 145 houses built of wood, 144 houses of 1 story, 74 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 29 houses of 5 rooms, 20 houses of 4 rooms, 12 houses of 3 rooms, 9 uninhabited houses, 5 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 5 houses of 2 rooms, 5 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of 2 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 18,684 acres of land in farms, 17,888 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 13,254 pounds of homemade butter, 3,037 bushels of potatoes, 1,314 chickens, 1,021 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 796 acres of improved land in farms, 579 tons of hay, 562 acres of farmland under crops, 516 bushels of turnips, 448 acres of hay crops, 394 sheep, 204 acres of farmland in pasture, 164 milk cows, 140 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 137 occupants of farms, 134 farm occupants who own their land, 131 other cattle, 98 bushels of oats, 83 swine slaughtered or sold, 70 oxen, 61 acres of potatoes, 59 swine, 47 sheep slaughtered or sold, 45 cattle killed or sold, 39 bushels of barley, 39 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 30 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 28 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 27 bushels of beans, 27 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 25 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 19 ducks, 18 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 16 horses aged over 3 years, 5 acres of oats, 5 acres of turnips, 5 bushels of buckwheat, 5 bushels of corn, 5 horses aged 3 years and under, 4 bushels of peas, 3 acres of barley, 3 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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: Q3398384
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Mouton,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Mouton
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/.