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 density was 21.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,199 |
| 1881 | 2,279 |
| 1891 | 2,160 |
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. 11, 1901 (22.5% of this CSD's polygon).
- 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Pugwash shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 161 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.70 |
| FAM NO | 433 |
| Number of families | 433 |
| Number of females | 1,066 |
| Number of males | 1,094 |
| Number of married females | 366 |
| Number of married males | 365 |
| Number of married persons | 731 |
| Number of widowed females | 76 |
| Number of widowed males | 33 |
| Number of widowed persons | 109 |
| POP F | 1,066 |
| POP M | 1,094 |
| POP TOT | 2,160 |
| Total population | 2,160 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 624 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 696 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,320 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,160 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 416 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 416 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 369 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 47 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 64 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 54 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 229 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 417 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 270 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 101 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 7,928 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 15,151 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 11,303 |
| Acres of hay crops | 7,860 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 19,332 |
| Acres of land in farms | 34,483 |
| Acres of oats | 1,135 |
| Acres of potatoes | 311 |
| Acres of turnips | 147 |
| Acres of wheat | 744 |
| BAR AC | 270 |
| BAR BU | 4,790 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 4,790 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 58 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,167 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 121 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 19,106 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 222 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 45,530 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 8,881 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 8,516 |
| BWT BU | 3,167 |
| HAY AC | 7,860 |
| HAY TONS | 7,346 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 466 |
| Number of chickens | 7,144 |
| Number of ducks | 63 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 348 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 11 |
| Number of geese | 478 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 186 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 566 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,056 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 359 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,708 |
| Number of oxen | 102 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 77 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 83 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 113 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 55 |
| Number of sheep | 2,696 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,535 |
| Number of swine | 294 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 435 |
| Number of turkeys | 784 |
| OAT AC | 1,135 |
| OAT BU | 19,106 |
| PEA BU | 222 |
| POT AC | 311 |
| POT BU | 45,530 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,249 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,272 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 9,466 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 90,185 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 7,346 |
| WHT AC | 744 |
| WHT SP BU | 8,881 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 77 |
| A 11 50 | 83 |
| A 201 PL | 31 |
| A 51 100 | 113 |
| BEN BU | 58 |
| BUTTER LB | 90,185 |
| CATTLE KS | 466 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,249 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 624 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 696 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,320 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,272 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 186 |
| DUCKS | 63 |
| FAMILIES | 433 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 9,466 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 478 |
| GRA BU | 121 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 7,144 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 566 |
| HOUSES | 416 |
| HOUSES CON | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 13 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 54 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 64 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 369 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 229 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 33 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 16 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 47 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 20 |
| HOUSES W | 416 |
| INF 11 A | 55 |
| MD FEM | 366 |
| MD MALE | 365 |
| MD TOT | 731 |
| MILK COWS | 1,056 |
| NAME CD | Cumberland |
| OC F | 11 |
| OC P | 348 |
| OC TOT | 359 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,708 |
| OTHERS | 2,160 |
| SHEEP | 2,696 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,535 |
| SUP AM | 19,332 |
| SUP FOR | 15,151 |
| SUP JV | 101 |
| SUP PAT | 7,928 |
| SUP SC | 11,303 |
| SUP TOT | 34,483 |
| SWINE | 294 |
| SWINE KS | 435 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 417 |
| TUR AC | 147 |
| TUR BU | 8,516 |
| TURKEY | 784 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 76 |
| WID MALE | 33 |
| WID TOT | 109 |
| WORKING OX | 102 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS030008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS030008— 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/.