Pubnico E, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Pubnico E was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 536. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5329203. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.668°N, 65.714°W.
Population
In 1891, Pubnico E had a population of 536: 260 male and 276 female residents.
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 Pubnico, 1881 (72.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Pubnico E shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 536 total population, 276 females, 260 males, 159 married persons, 84 families, 80 married females, 79 married males, 20 widowed persons, 12 widowed females, 8 widowed males, 6.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 357 single persons under 18, 184 single females under 18, 173 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 424 French Canadians, 112 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 82 houses, 82 houses built of wood, 82 occupied houses, 80 houses of 1 story, 56 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 9 houses of 4 rooms, 8 houses of 5 rooms, 6 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 5 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction, 2 houses of 2 stories, 1 houses of 2 rooms, 1 houses of 3 rooms, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 7,530 pounds of homemade butter, 4,766 acres of land in farms, 4,143 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,855 bushels of potatoes, 677 chickens, 623 acres of improved land in farms, 452 acres of farmland under crops, 310 bushels of turnips, 294 tons of hay, 252 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 238 acres of hay crops, 166 acres of farmland in pasture, 138 sheep, 103 milk cows, 89 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 78 occupants of farms, 72 farm occupants who own their land, 54 other cattle, 42 bushels of oats, 40 oxen, 36 cattle killed or sold, 34 bushels of corn, 30 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 25 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 18 acres of potatoes, 16 swine slaughtered or sold, 13 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 7 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 6 farm occupants who rent their land, 5 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 5 ducks, 5 horses aged over 3 years, 5 sheep slaughtered or sold, 3 bushels of beans, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 acres of oats, 2 acres of turnips, 2 horses aged 3 years and under, 2 swine. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS044016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS044016— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5329203
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). "Pubnico E, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/pubnico-e-ns044016-1891/.