Rockville, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Rockville was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 701. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.817°N, 66.095°W.
Population
In 1891, Rockville had a population of 701: 351 male and 350 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 701 |
| 1901 | 693 |
| 1911 | 652 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Rockville, 1901 (86.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Rockville shared boundaries with:
- Arcadia
- Centre, Town—Ville
- Chegoggin
- Court House
- Exchange Building
- Hebron
- Milton
- South End
- Tusket Wedge
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 71 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 701 total population, 351 males, 350 females, 270 married persons, 157 families, 136 married males, 134 married females, 43 widowed persons, 34 widowed females, 9 widowed males, 4.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 388 single persons under 18, 206 single males under 18, 182 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 696 persons who are not French Canadian, 5 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 154 houses, 154 houses built of wood, 154 occupied houses, 140 houses of 1 story, 104 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 22 houses of 5 rooms, 14 houses of 2 stories, 13 uninhabited houses, 12 houses of 4 rooms, 10 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 5 houses of 3 rooms, 1 houses of 2 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 30,919 pounds of homemade butter, 8,621 bushels of turnips, 4,915 acres of land in farms, 4,600 bushels of potatoes, 3,548 acres of improved land in farms, 2,455 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,895 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,701 tons of hay, 1,697 chickens, 1,663 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,630 acres of farmland under crops, 1,367 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,081 acres of hay crops, 712 bushels of oats, 584 bushels of barley, 536 sheep, 278 milk cows, 275 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 265 geese, 265 sheep slaughtered or sold, 220 swine, 198 other cattle, 156 occupants of farms, 143 farm occupants who own their land, 122 swine slaughtered or sold, 92 oxen, 83 ducks, 81 cattle killed or sold, 76 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 74 horses aged over 3 years, 51 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 36 acres of potatoes, 32 horses aged 3 years and under, 30 acres of turnips, 25 acres of oats, 23 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 22 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 20 turkeys, 19 bushels of peas, 18 acres of barley, 13 farm occupants who rent their land, 10 other fowl, 7 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS044019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS053017— 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). "Rockville, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/rockville-ns044019-1891/.