Round Hill (Moschelle), Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Round Hill (Moschelle) was a township in Nova Scotia (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 696. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.764°N, 65.386°W.
Population
In 1891, Round Hill (Moschelle) had a population of 696: 340 male and 356 female residents.
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Annapolis Royal, 1881 (27.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Round Hill (Moschelle) shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 140 |
| Number of families | 140 |
| Number of females | 356 |
| Number of males | 340 |
| Number of married females | 106 |
| Number of married males | 105 |
| Number of married persons | 211 |
| Number of widowed females | 24 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 42 |
| POP F | 356 |
| POP M | 340 |
| POP TOT | 696 |
| Total population | 696 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 226 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 217 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 443 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 695 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses | 135 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 135 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 124 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 11 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 77 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 139 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 11 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 344 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,119 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 11,881 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,690 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,326 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,153 |
| Acres of land in farms | 17,034 |
| Acres of oats | 60 |
| Acres of potatoes | 115 |
| Acres of turnips | 51 |
| BAR AC | 11 |
| BAR BU | 228 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 228 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 164 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 125 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 225 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,492 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 67 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 14,259 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 150 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 9,084 |
| BWT BU | 125 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 170 |
| CRN BU | 225 |
| HAY AC | 1,326 |
| HAY TONS | 2,468 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 232 |
| Number of chickens | 1,343 |
| Number of ducks | 4 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 111 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 15 |
| Number of geese | 29 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 23 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 80 |
| Number of milk cows | 276 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 127 |
| Number of other cattle | 456 |
| Number of other fowl | 1 |
| Number of oxen | 161 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 43 |
| Number of sheep | 343 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 218 |
| Number of swine | 158 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 139 |
| Number of turkeys | 14 |
| OAT AC | 60 |
| OAT BU | 1,492 |
| PEA BU | 67 |
| POT AC | 115 |
| POT BU | 14,259 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,377 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 21,360 |
| RYE BU | 150 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,468 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 29 |
| A 11 50 | 16 |
| A 201 PL | 23 |
| A 51 100 | 16 |
| BEN BU | 164 |
| BUTTER LB | 21,360 |
| CATTLE KS | 232 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 226 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 217 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 443 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,377 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 23 |
| DUCKS | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 140 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 29 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,343 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 80 |
| HOUSES | 135 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 14 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 14 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 124 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 77 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 11 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 11 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 1 |
| HOUSES W | 135 |
| INF 11 A | 43 |
| MD FEM | 106 |
| MD MALE | 105 |
| MD TOT | 211 |
| MILK COWS | 276 |
| NAME CD | Annapolis |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 15 |
| OC P | 111 |
| OC TOT | 127 |
| OTHER FOWL | 1 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 456 |
| OTHERS | 695 |
| SHEEP | 343 |
| SHEEP KS | 218 |
| SILOS | 170 |
| SUP AM | 5,153 |
| SUP FOR | 11,881 |
| SUP JV | 344 |
| SUP PAT | 3,119 |
| SUP SC | 1,690 |
| SUP TOT | 17,034 |
| SWINE | 158 |
| SWINE KS | 139 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 139 |
| TUR AC | 51 |
| TUR BU | 9,084 |
| TURKEY | 14 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 4 |
| WID FEM | 24 |
| WID MALE | 18 |
| WID TOT | 42 |
| WORKING OX | 161 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS026027— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS026027— 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). "Round Hill (Moschelle), Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/round-hill-moschelle-ns026027-1891/.