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 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 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 431 total population, 220 males, 211 females, 141 married persons, 80 families, 71 married females, 70 married males, 16 widowed persons, 12 widowed females, 5.40 average size of families, 4 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 274 single persons under 18, 146 single males under 18, 128 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 391 persons who are not French Canadian, 40 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 73 occupied houses, 72 houses, 72 houses built of wood, 72 houses of 1 story, 52 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 10 houses of 5 rooms, 6 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 5 uninhabited houses, 2 houses of 2 rooms, 2 houses of 3 rooms, 2 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 12,976 pounds of homemade butter, 9,867 acres of land in farms, 5,822 acres of improved land in farms, 4,430 bushels of potatoes, 4,176 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,045 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,117 bushels of turnips, 2,087 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,599 acres of farmland under crops, 1,048 tons of hay, 940 chickens, 915 acres of hay crops, 869 bushels of oats, 779 sheep, 563 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 459 bushels of barley, 340 sheep slaughtered or sold, 239 other cattle, 141 milk cows, 125 bushels of buckwheat, 98 oxen, 79 occupants of farms, 78 farm occupants who own their land, 70 cattle killed or sold, 70 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 57 swine slaughtered or sold, 47 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 45 acres of potatoes, 44 geese, 42 swine, 38 acres of oats, 31 horses aged over 3 years, 26 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 23 ducks, 23 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 22 acres of barley, 14 bushels of spring wheat, 13 horses aged 3 years and under, 12 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 12 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 11 acres of turnips, 9 bushels of corn, 9 bushels of peas, 7 turkeys, 6 bushels of beans, 6 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 2 acres of wheat, 1 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.