Pubnico W-O, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Pubnico W-O was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 938. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.646°N, 65.804°W.
Population
In 1891, Pubnico W-O had a population of 938: 472 male and 466 female residents. Population density was 116.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 938 |
| 1901 | 1,151 |
| 1911 | 1,326 |
| 1921 | 1,400 |
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 (9.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Pubnico W-O shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 140 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.70 |
| FAM NO | 141 |
| Number of families | 141 |
| Number of females | 466 |
| Number of males | 472 |
| Number of married females | 147 |
| Number of married males | 147 |
| Number of married persons | 294 |
| Number of widowed females | 18 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 27 |
| POP F | 466 |
| POP M | 472 |
| POP TOT | 938 |
| Total population | 938 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 301 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 316 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 617 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 923 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 15 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 141 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 141 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 141 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 85 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 141 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (50 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 8 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 392 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,124 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 725 |
| Acres of hay crops | 342 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,125 |
| Acres of land in farms | 5,249 |
| Acres of oats | 4 |
| Acres of potatoes | 127 |
| Acres of turnips | 13 |
| BAR BU | 7 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 89 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 14,640 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 894 |
| CRN BU | 5 |
| HAY AC | 342 |
| HAY TONS | 688 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 45 |
| Number of chickens | 1,408 |
| Number of ducks | 13 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 137 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 2 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 18 |
| Number of milk cows | 165 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 141 |
| Number of other cattle | 135 |
| Number of other fowl | 1 |
| Number of oxen | 99 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 88 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 19 |
| Number of sheep | 651 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 28 |
| Number of swine | 63 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 53 |
| OAT AC | 4 |
| OAT BU | 89 |
| PEA BU | 15 |
| POT AC | 127 |
| POT BU | 14,640 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 460 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,470 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 13,484 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 688 |
Other recorded variables (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 11 |
| A 11 50 | 88 |
| A 51 100 | 23 |
| BEN BU | 1 |
| BUTTER LB | 13,484 |
| CATTLE KS | 45 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 301 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 316 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 617 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 460 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 2 |
| DUCKS | 13 |
| FAMILIES | 141 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,470 |
| FRN CA | 923 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,408 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 18 |
| HOUSES | 141 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 27 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 21 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 141 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 85 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 1 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 4 |
| HOUSES W | 141 |
| INF 11 A | 19 |
| MD FEM | 147 |
| MD MALE | 147 |
| MD TOT | 294 |
| MILK COWS | 165 |
| NAME CD | Yarmouth |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 137 |
| OC TOT | 141 |
| OTHER FOWL | 1 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 135 |
| OTHERS | 15 |
| SHEEP | 651 |
| SHEEP KS | 28 |
| SUP AM | 1,125 |
| SUP FOR | 4,124 |
| SUP JV | 8 |
| SUP PAT | 392 |
| SUP SC | 725 |
| SUP TOT | 5,249 |
| SWINE | 63 |
| SWINE KS | 53 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 141 |
| TUR AC | 13 |
| TUR BU | 894 |
| WID FEM | 18 |
| WID MALE | 9 |
| WID TOT | 27 |
| WORKING OX | 99 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS044018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS021016— 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 W-O, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/pubnico-w-o-ns044018-1891/.