Rawdon, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Rawdon was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 855. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.077°N, 63.709°W.
Population
In 1891, Rawdon had a population of 855: 400 male and 455 female residents. Population density was 11.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 776 |
| 1881 | 800 |
| 1891 | 855 |
| 1901 | 569 |
| 1911 | 576 |
| 1921 | 500 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Rawdon 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 | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 155 |
| Number of families | 155 |
| Number of females | 455 |
| Number of males | 400 |
| Number of married females | 120 |
| Number of married males | 123 |
| Number of married persons | 243 |
| Number of widowed females | 29 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 40 |
| POP F | 455 |
| POP M | 400 |
| POP TOT | 855 |
| Total population | 855 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 306 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 266 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 572 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 855 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses | 149 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 149 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 146 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 88 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 153 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 67 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 87 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 6,095 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 16,630 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,800 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,342 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 10,982 |
| Acres of land in farms | 27,612 |
| Acres of oats | 365 |
| Acres of potatoes | 100 |
| Acres of turnips | 17 |
| Acres of wheat | 34 |
| BAR AC | 67 |
| BAR BU | 1,277 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,277 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 86 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 735 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,030 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 61 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 12,686 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 51 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 467 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,542 |
| BWT BU | 735 |
| CRN BU | 5 |
| HAY AC | 2,342 |
| HAY TONS | 1,925 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 143 |
| Number of chickens | 1,508 |
| Number of ducks | 21 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 125 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 9 |
| Number of geese | 181 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 42 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 173 |
| Number of milk cows | 561 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 134 |
| Number of other cattle | 460 |
| Number of other fowl | 2 |
| Number of oxen | 72 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 59 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 19 |
| Number of sheep | 1,069 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 794 |
| Number of swine | 229 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 308 |
| Number of turkeys | 98 |
| OAT AC | 365 |
| OAT BU | 6,030 |
| PEA BU | 61 |
| POT AC | 100 |
| POT BU | 12,686 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 268 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,772 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 41,634 |
| RYE BU | 51 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,925 |
| WHT AC | 34 |
| WHT SP BU | 467 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 34 |
| A 11 50 | 14 |
| A 201 PL | 59 |
| A 51 100 | 8 |
| BEN BU | 86 |
| BUTTER LB | 41,634 |
| CATTLE KS | 143 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 306 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 266 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 572 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 268 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 42 |
| DUCKS | 21 |
| FAMILIES | 155 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,772 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 181 |
| GRA BU | 7 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,508 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 173 |
| HOUSES | 149 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 11 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 24 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 19 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 146 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 88 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 11 |
| HOUSES W | 149 |
| INF 11 A | 19 |
| MD FEM | 120 |
| MD MALE | 123 |
| MD TOT | 243 |
| MILK COWS | 561 |
| NAME CD | Hants |
| OC F | 9 |
| OC P | 125 |
| OC TOT | 134 |
| OTHER FOWL | 2 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 460 |
| OTHERS | 855 |
| SHEEP | 1,069 |
| SHEEP KS | 794 |
| SUP AM | 10,982 |
| SUP FOR | 16,630 |
| SUP JV | 87 |
| SUP PAT | 6,095 |
| SUP SC | 4,800 |
| SUP TOT | 27,612 |
| SWINE | 229 |
| SWINE KS | 308 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 153 |
| TUR AC | 17 |
| TUR BU | 4,542 |
| TURKEY | 98 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 4 |
| WID FEM | 29 |
| WID MALE | 11 |
| WID TOT | 40 |
| WORKING OX | 72 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS035014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS012009— 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). "Rawdon, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/rawdon-ns035014-1891/.