Pubnico Head, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Pubnico Head was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,091. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.730°N, 65.782°W.
Population
In 1891, Pubnico Head had a population of 1,091: 540 male and 551 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,091 |
| 1901 | 911 |
| 1911 | 783 |
| 1921 | 601 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 (17.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Pubnico Head shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 70 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,091 total population, 551 females, 540 males, 385 married persons, 194 married females, 191 families, 191 married males, 34 widowed persons, 20 widowed females, 14 widowed males, 5.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 672 single persons under 18, 337 single females under 18, 335 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,083 persons who are not French Canadian, 8 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 191 occupied houses, 187 houses, 187 houses built of wood, 177 houses of 1 story, 139 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 21 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 16 houses of 5 rooms, 10 houses of 2 stories, 9 houses of 4 rooms, 4 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 3 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses of 2 rooms, 1 houses of 3 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 22,013 pounds of homemade butter, 5,481 acres of land in farms, 4,266 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,985 bushels of potatoes, 1,215 acres of improved land in farms, 1,189 chickens, 667 tons of hay, 626 acres of farmland under crops, 562 acres of farmland in pasture, 561 bushels of turnips, 508 acres of hay crops, 416 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 212 milk cows, 211 bushels of peas, 196 occupants of farms, 182 farm occupants who own their land, 165 bushels of beans, 147 sheep, 144 other cattle, 99 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 85 swine slaughtered or sold, 83 swine, 68 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 59 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 57 oxen, 45 cattle killed or sold, 44 bushels of oats, 32 acres of potatoes, 30 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 27 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 24 bushels of corn, 22 horses aged over 3 years, 21 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 16 sheep slaughtered or sold, 14 farm occupants who rent their land, 11 acres of turnips, 8 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 6 bushels of buckwheat, 2 acres of oats, 2 ducks. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS044017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS021015— 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). "Pubnico Head, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/pubnico-head-ns044017-1891/.