Red Islands, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Red Islands was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 887. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.756°N, 60.696°W.
Population
In 1891, Red Islands had a population of 887: 426 male and 461 female residents. Population density was 21.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 776 |
| 1881 | 822 |
| 1891 | 887 |
| 1901 | 814 |
| 1911 | 760 |
| 1921 | 432 |
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, Red Islands shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 156 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 167 |
| Number of families | 167 |
| Number of females | 461 |
| Number of males | 426 |
| Number of married females | 132 |
| Number of married males | 131 |
| Number of married persons | 263 |
| Number of widowed females | 33 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 57 |
| POP F | 461 |
| POP M | 426 |
| POP TOT | 887 |
| Total population | 887 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 296 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 271 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 567 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 886 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 18 |
| Number of houses | 146 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 146 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 25 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 146 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 164 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 29 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 1 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,739 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,332 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,292 |
| Acres of hay crops | 714 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,032 |
| Acres of land in farms | 14,364 |
| Acres of oats | 100 |
| Acres of potatoes | 138 |
| Acres of turnips | 5 |
| Acres of wheat | 12 |
| BAR AC | 29 |
| BAR BU | 297 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 297 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 955 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,055 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 70 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 453 |
| BWT BU | 3 |
| CRN BU | 4 |
| HAY AC | 714 |
| HAY TONS | 964 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 151 |
| Number of chickens | 1,101 |
| Number of ducks | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 167 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of geese | 14 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 22 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 108 |
| Number of milk cows | 461 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 168 |
| Number of other cattle | 286 |
| Number of oxen | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 33 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 42 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 58 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 30 |
| Number of sheep | 1,161 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 377 |
| Number of swine | 42 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 67 |
| OAT AC | 100 |
| OAT BU | 955 |
| PEA BU | 1 |
| POT AC | 138 |
| POT BU | 11,055 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 3,180 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,664 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,511 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 17,310 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 964 |
| WHT AC | 12 |
| WHT SP BU | 70 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 33 |
| A 11 50 | 42 |
| A 201 PL | 5 |
| A 51 100 | 58 |
| BEN BU | 5 |
| BUTTER LB | 17,310 |
| CATTLE KS | 151 |
| CHEESE LB | 3,180 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 296 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 271 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 567 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,664 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 22 |
| DUCKS | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 167 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,511 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 14 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,101 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 108 |
| HOUSES | 146 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 21 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 146 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 33 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 27 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 15 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 3 |
| HOUSES W | 146 |
| INF 11 A | 30 |
| MD FEM | 132 |
| MD MALE | 131 |
| MD TOT | 263 |
| MILK COWS | 461 |
| NAME CD | Richmond |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 167 |
| OC TOT | 168 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 286 |
| OTHERS | 886 |
| SHEEP | 1,161 |
| SHEEP KS | 377 |
| SUP AM | 4,032 |
| SUP FOR | 10,332 |
| SUP JV | 1 |
| SUP PAT | 2,739 |
| SUP SC | 1,292 |
| SUP TOT | 14,364 |
| SWINE | 42 |
| SWINE KS | 67 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 164 |
| TUR AC | 5 |
| TUR BU | 453 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 18 |
| WID FEM | 33 |
| WID MALE | 24 |
| WID TOT | 57 |
| WORKING OX | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS041010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS018013— 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). "Red Islands, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/red-islands-ns041010-1891/.