Rawdon & Uniacke, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Rawdon & Uniacke was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 857. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.968°N, 63.765°W.
Population
In 1891, Rawdon & Uniacke had a population of 857: 459 male and 398 female residents. Population density was 5.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 719 |
| 1881 | 799 |
| 1891 | 857 |
| 1901 | 645 |
| 1911 | 516 |
| 1921 | 508 |
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 & Uniacke shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 165 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 161 |
| Number of families | 161 |
| Number of females | 398 |
| Number of males | 459 |
| Number of married females | 129 |
| Number of married males | 129 |
| Number of married persons | 258 |
| Number of widowed females | 15 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 25 |
| POP F | 398 |
| POP M | 459 |
| POP TOT | 857 |
| Total population | 857 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 254 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 320 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 574 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 857 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 153 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 153 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 147 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 76 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 154 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 13 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 69 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,814 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 34,920 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,721 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,705 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 8,604 |
| Acres of land in farms | 43,524 |
| Acres of oats | 209 |
| Acres of potatoes | 71 |
| Acres of turnips | 15 |
| Acres of wheat | 8 |
| BAR AC | 13 |
| BAR BU | 255 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 255 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 29 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 249 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,233 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 23 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,548 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 27 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 133 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,428 |
| BWT BU | 249 |
| CRN BU | 1 |
| HAY AC | 1,705 |
| HAY TONS | 1,358 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 102 |
| Number of chickens | 1,522 |
| Number of ducks | 21 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 109 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 15 |
| Number of geese | 133 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 32 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 130 |
| Number of milk cows | 348 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 124 |
| Number of other cattle | 308 |
| Number of other fowl | 20 |
| Number of oxen | 65 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 27 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 40 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 22 |
| Number of sheep | 609 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 387 |
| Number of swine | 78 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 193 |
| Number of turkeys | 98 |
| OAT AC | 209 |
| OAT BU | 4,233 |
| PEA BU | 23 |
| POT AC | 71 |
| POT BU | 7,548 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 50 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 123 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,155 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 23,078 |
| RYE BU | 27 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,358 |
| WHT AC | 8 |
| WHT SP BU | 133 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 27 |
| A 11 50 | 15 |
| A 201 PL | 40 |
| A 51 100 | 20 |
| BEN BU | 29 |
| BUTTER LB | 23,078 |
| CATTLE KS | 102 |
| CHEESE LB | 50 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 254 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 320 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 574 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 123 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 32 |
| DUCKS | 21 |
| FAMILIES | 161 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,155 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 133 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,522 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 130 |
| HOUSES | 153 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 21 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 147 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 76 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 26 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES W | 153 |
| INF 11 A | 22 |
| MD FEM | 129 |
| MD MALE | 129 |
| MD TOT | 258 |
| MILK COWS | 348 |
| NAME CD | Hants |
| OC F | 15 |
| OC P | 109 |
| OC TOT | 124 |
| OTHER FOWL | 20 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 308 |
| OTHERS | 857 |
| SHEEP | 609 |
| SHEEP KS | 387 |
| SUP AM | 8,604 |
| SUP FOR | 34,920 |
| SUP JV | 69 |
| SUP PAT | 4,814 |
| SUP SC | 3,721 |
| SUP TOT | 43,524 |
| SWINE | 78 |
| SWINE KS | 193 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 154 |
| TUR AC | 15 |
| TUR BU | 3,428 |
| TURKEY | 98 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 15 |
| WID MALE | 10 |
| WID TOT | 25 |
| WORKING OX | 65 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS035019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS012010— 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 & Uniacke, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/rawdon-uniacke-ns035019-1891/.