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 density was 24.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 701 |
| 1901 | 693 |
| 1911 | 652 |
| 1921 | 669 |
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 144 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.60 |
| FAM NO | 157 |
| Number of families | 157 |
| Number of females | 350 |
| Number of males | 351 |
| Number of married females | 134 |
| Number of married males | 136 |
| Number of married persons | 270 |
| Number of widowed females | 34 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 43 |
| POP F | 350 |
| POP M | 351 |
| POP TOT | 701 |
| Total population | 701 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 182 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 206 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 388 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 5 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 696 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 154 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 154 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 140 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 14 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 104 |
| Number of occupied houses | 154 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (52 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 18 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 23 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,895 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,367 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,630 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,081 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,548 |
| Acres of land in farms | 4,915 |
| Acres of oats | 25 |
| Acres of potatoes | 36 |
| Acres of turnips | 30 |
| BAR AC | 18 |
| BAR BU | 584 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 584 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 712 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 19 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,600 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 8,621 |
| HAY AC | 1,081 |
| HAY TONS | 1,701 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 81 |
| Number of chickens | 1,697 |
| Number of ducks | 83 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 143 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 13 |
| Number of geese | 265 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 32 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 74 |
| Number of milk cows | 278 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 156 |
| Number of other cattle | 198 |
| Number of other fowl | 10 |
| Number of oxen | 92 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 76 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 51 |
| Number of sheep | 536 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 265 |
| Number of swine | 220 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 122 |
| Number of turkeys | 20 |
| OAT AC | 25 |
| OAT BU | 712 |
| PEA BU | 19 |
| POT AC | 36 |
| POT BU | 4,600 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 2,455 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,663 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 275 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 30,919 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,701 |
Other recorded variables (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 7 |
| A 11 50 | 76 |
| A 51 100 | 22 |
| BUTTER LB | 30,919 |
| CATTLE KS | 81 |
| CHEESE LB | 2,455 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 182 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 206 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 388 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,663 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 32 |
| DUCKS | 83 |
| FAMILIES | 157 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 275 |
| FRN CA | 5 |
| GEESE | 265 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,697 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 74 |
| HOUSES | 154 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 10 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 12 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 140 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 104 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 14 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 13 |
| HOUSES W | 154 |
| INF 11 A | 51 |
| MD FEM | 134 |
| MD MALE | 136 |
| MD TOT | 270 |
| MILK COWS | 278 |
| NAME CD | Yarmouth |
| OC F | 13 |
| OC P | 143 |
| OC TOT | 156 |
| OTHER FOWL | 10 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 198 |
| OTHERS | 696 |
| SHEEP | 536 |
| SHEEP KS | 265 |
| SUP AM | 3,548 |
| SUP FOR | 1,367 |
| SUP JV | 23 |
| SUP PAT | 1,895 |
| SUP SC | 1,630 |
| SUP TOT | 4,915 |
| SWINE | 220 |
| SWINE KS | 122 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 154 |
| TUR AC | 30 |
| TUR BU | 8,621 |
| TURKEY | 20 |
| WID FEM | 34 |
| WID MALE | 9 |
| WID TOT | 43 |
| WORKING OX | 92 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS044019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS021017— 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/.