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 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 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 887 total population, 461 females, 426 males, 263 married persons, 167 families, 132 married females, 131 married males, 57 widowed persons, 33 widowed females, 24 widowed males, 5.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 567 single persons under 18, 296 single females under 18, 271 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 886 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 164 occupied houses, 146 houses, 146 houses built of wood, 146 houses of 1 story, 33 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 27 houses of 3 rooms, 25 houses of 1 room, 25 houses of 5 rooms, 21 houses of 4 rooms, 18 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 15 houses of 2 rooms, 3 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 17,310 pounds of homemade butter, 14,364 acres of land in farms, 11,055 bushels of potatoes, 10,332 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,032 acres of improved land in farms, 3,180 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,739 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,664 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,511 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,292 acres of farmland under crops, 1,161 sheep, 1,101 chickens, 964 tons of hay, 955 bushels of oats, 714 acres of hay crops, 461 milk cows, 453 bushels of turnips, 377 sheep slaughtered or sold, 297 bushels of barley, 286 other cattle, 168 occupants of farms, 167 farm occupants who own their land, 151 cattle killed or sold, 138 acres of potatoes, 108 horses aged over 3 years, 100 acres of oats, 70 bushels of spring wheat, 67 swine slaughtered or sold, 58 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 42 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 42 swine, 33 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 30 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 29 acres of barley, 22 horses aged 3 years and under, 14 geese, 12 acres of wheat, 5 acres of turnips, 5 bushels of beans, 5 oxen, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 bushels of corn, 3 bushels of buckwheat, 2 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 2 ducks, 1 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 1 bushels of peas, 1 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.