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 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 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 855 total population, 455 females, 400 males, 243 married persons, 155 families, 123 married males, 120 married females, 40 widowed persons, 29 widowed females, 11 widowed males, 5.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 572 single persons under 18, 306 single females under 18, 266 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 855 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 153 occupied houses, 149 houses, 149 houses built of wood, 146 houses of 1 story, 88 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 24 houses of 5 rooms, 19 houses of 4 rooms, 11 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 11 uninhabited houses, 5 houses of 3 rooms, 4 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 3 houses of 2 stories, 1 houses of 2 rooms, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 41,634 pounds of homemade butter, 27,612 acres of land in farms, 16,630 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 12,686 bushels of potatoes, 10,982 acres of improved land in farms, 6,095 acres of farmland in pasture, 6,030 bushels of oats, 4,800 acres of farmland under crops, 4,542 bushels of turnips, 3,772 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,342 acres of hay crops, 1,925 tons of hay, 1,508 chickens, 1,277 bushels of barley, 1,069 sheep, 794 sheep slaughtered or sold, 735 bushels of buckwheat, 561 milk cows, 467 bushels of spring wheat, 460 other cattle, 365 acres of oats, 308 swine slaughtered or sold, 268 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 229 swine, 181 geese, 173 horses aged over 3 years, 143 cattle killed or sold, 134 occupants of farms, 125 farm occupants who own their land, 100 acres of potatoes, 98 turkeys, 87 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 86 bushels of beans, 72 oxen, 67 acres of barley, 61 bushels of peas, 59 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 51 bushels of rye, 42 horses aged 3 years and under, 34 acres of wheat, 34 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 21 ducks, 19 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 17 acres of turnips, 14 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 9 farm occupants who rent their land, 8 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 7 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 5 bushels of corn, 2 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.