Rossway, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Rossway was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 431. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.590°N, 65.935°W.
Population
In 1891, Rossway had a population of 431: 220 male and 211 female residents. Population density was 27.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 514 |
| 1891 | 431 |
| 1901 | 391 |
| 1911 | 343 |
| 1921 | 376 |
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, Rossway 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 | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 80 |
| Number of families | 80 |
| Number of females | 211 |
| Number of males | 220 |
| Number of married females | 71 |
| Number of married males | 70 |
| Number of married persons | 141 |
| Number of widowed females | 12 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 16 |
| POP F | 211 |
| POP M | 220 |
| POP TOT | 431 |
| Total population | 431 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 128 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 146 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 274 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 40 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 391 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 72 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 72 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 72 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 52 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 73 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 22 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 47 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,176 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,045 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,599 |
| Acres of hay crops | 915 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,822 |
| Acres of land in farms | 9,867 |
| Acres of oats | 38 |
| Acres of potatoes | 45 |
| Acres of turnips | 11 |
| Acres of wheat | 2 |
| BAR AC | 22 |
| BAR BU | 459 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 459 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 125 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 869 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,430 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 14 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,117 |
| BWT BU | 125 |
| CRN BU | 9 |
| HAY AC | 915 |
| HAY TONS | 1,048 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 70 |
| Number of chickens | 940 |
| Number of ducks | 23 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 78 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of geese | 44 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 13 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 31 |
| Number of milk cows | 141 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 79 |
| Number of other cattle | 239 |
| Number of oxen | 98 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 12 |
| Number of sheep | 779 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 340 |
| Number of swine | 42 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 57 |
| Number of turkeys | 7 |
| OAT AC | 38 |
| OAT BU | 869 |
| PEA BU | 9 |
| POT AC | 45 |
| POT BU | 4,430 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 70 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 563 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,087 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 12,976 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,048 |
| WHT AC | 2 |
| WHT SP BU | 14 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 23 |
| A 11 50 | 6 |
| A 201 PL | 12 |
| A 51 100 | 26 |
| BEN BU | 6 |
| BUTTER LB | 12,976 |
| CATTLE KS | 70 |
| CHEESE LB | 70 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 128 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 146 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 274 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 563 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 13 |
| DUCKS | 23 |
| FAMILIES | 80 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,087 |
| FRN CA | 40 |
| GEESE | 44 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 940 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 31 |
| HOUSES | 72 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 72 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 52 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 2 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 5 |
| HOUSES W | 72 |
| INF 11 A | 12 |
| MD FEM | 71 |
| MD MALE | 70 |
| MD TOT | 141 |
| MILK COWS | 141 |
| NAME CD | Digby |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 78 |
| OC TOT | 79 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 239 |
| OTHERS | 391 |
| SHEEP | 779 |
| SHEEP KS | 340 |
| SUP AM | 5,822 |
| SUP FOR | 4,045 |
| SUP JV | 47 |
| SUP PAT | 4,176 |
| SUP SC | 1,599 |
| SUP TOT | 9,867 |
| SWINE | 42 |
| SWINE KS | 57 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 73 |
| TUR AC | 11 |
| TUR BU | 2,117 |
| TURKEY | 7 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 12 |
| WID MALE | 4 |
| WID TOT | 16 |
| WORKING OX | 98 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS031015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS009017— 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). "Rossway, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/rossway-ns031015-1891/.