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 density was 75.7 people per square mile.
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 142 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 | 191 |
| Number of families | 191 |
| Number of females | 551 |
| Number of males | 540 |
| Number of married females | 194 |
| Number of married males | 191 |
| Number of married persons | 385 |
| Number of widowed females | 20 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 34 |
| POP F | 551 |
| POP M | 540 |
| POP TOT | 1,091 |
| Total population | 1,091 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 337 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 335 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 672 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 8 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,083 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses | 187 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 187 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 177 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 10 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 139 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 191 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (49 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 27 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 562 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,266 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 626 |
| Acres of hay crops | 508 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,215 |
| Acres of land in farms | 5,481 |
| Acres of oats | 2 |
| Acres of potatoes | 32 |
| Acres of turnips | 11 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 165 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 24 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 44 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 211 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,985 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 561 |
| BWT BU | 6 |
| CRN BU | 24 |
| HAY AC | 508 |
| HAY TONS | 667 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 45 |
| Number of chickens | 1,189 |
| Number of ducks | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 182 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 14 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 22 |
| Number of milk cows | 212 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 196 |
| Number of other cattle | 144 |
| Number of oxen | 57 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 99 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 68 |
| Number of sheep | 147 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 16 |
| Number of swine | 83 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 85 |
| OAT AC | 2 |
| OAT BU | 44 |
| PEA BU | 211 |
| POT AC | 32 |
| POT BU | 1,985 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 30 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 59 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 416 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 22,013 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 667 |
Other recorded variables (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 8 |
| A 11 50 | 99 |
| A 51 100 | 21 |
| BEN BU | 165 |
| BUTTER LB | 22,013 |
| CATTLE KS | 45 |
| CHEESE LB | 30 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 337 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 335 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 672 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 59 |
| DUCKS | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 191 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 416 |
| FRN CA | 8 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,189 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 22 |
| HOUSES | 187 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 21 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 9 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 177 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 139 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 10 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 3 |
| HOUSES W | 187 |
| INF 11 A | 68 |
| MD FEM | 194 |
| MD MALE | 191 |
| MD TOT | 385 |
| MILK COWS | 212 |
| NAME CD | Yarmouth |
| OC F | 14 |
| OC P | 182 |
| OC TOT | 196 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 144 |
| OTHERS | 1,083 |
| SHEEP | 147 |
| SHEEP KS | 16 |
| SUP AM | 1,215 |
| SUP FOR | 4,266 |
| SUP JV | 27 |
| SUP PAT | 562 |
| SUP SC | 626 |
| SUP TOT | 5,481 |
| SWINE | 83 |
| SWINE KS | 85 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 191 |
| TUR AC | 11 |
| TUR BU | 561 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 4 |
| WID FEM | 20 |
| WID MALE | 14 |
| WID TOT | 34 |
| WORKING OX | 57 |
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/.