Pugwash, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Pugwash was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,160. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.792°N, 63.704°W.
Population
In 1891, Pugwash had a population of 2,160: 1,094 male and 1,066 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,199 |
| 1881 | 2,279 |
| 1891 | 2,160 |
| 1911 | 733 |
| 1921 | 914 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Polling district No. 12, 1901 (46.9% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Polling district No. 13, 1901 (30.6% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Polling district No. 11, 1901 (22.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Pugwash shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,160 total population, 1,094 males, 1,066 females, 731 married persons, 433 families, 366 married females, 365 married males, 109 widowed persons, 76 widowed females, 33 widowed males, 4.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,320 single persons under 18, 696 single males under 18, 624 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,160 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 417 occupied houses, 416 houses, 416 houses built of wood, 369 houses of 1 story, 229 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 64 houses of 4 rooms, 54 houses of 5 rooms, 47 houses of 2 stories, 33 houses of 3 rooms, 20 uninhabited houses, 16 houses of 2 rooms, 13 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 6 houses under construction, 4 houses of over 15 rooms, 3 houses of 1 room, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 90,185 pounds of homemade butter, 45,530 bushels of potatoes, 34,483 acres of land in farms, 19,332 acres of improved land in farms, 19,106 bushels of oats, 15,151 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 11,303 acres of farmland under crops, 9,466 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 8,881 bushels of spring wheat, 8,516 bushels of turnips, 7,928 acres of farmland in pasture, 7,860 acres of hay crops, 7,346 tons of hay, 7,144 chickens, 4,790 bushels of barley, 3,167 bushels of buckwheat, 2,696 sheep, 1,708 other cattle, 1,535 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,272 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,249 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,135 acres of oats, 1,056 milk cows, 784 turkeys, 744 acres of wheat, 566 horses aged over 3 years, 478 geese, 466 cattle killed or sold, 435 swine slaughtered or sold, 359 occupants of farms, 348 farm occupants who own their land, 311 acres of potatoes, 294 swine, 270 acres of barley, 222 bushels of peas, 186 horses aged 3 years and under, 147 acres of turnips, 121 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 113 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 102 oxen, 101 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 83 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 77 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 63 ducks, 58 bushels of beans, 55 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 31 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 11 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS030008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS008016_1911— 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). "Pugwash, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/pugwash-ns030008-1891/.