Salt Springs, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Salt Springs was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 598. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.647°N, 62.039°W.
Population
In 1891, Salt Springs had a population of 598: 302 male and 296 female residents. Population density was 8.8 people per square mile.
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 Antigonish, 1881 (74.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Salt Springs shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 159 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.30 |
| FAM NO | 95 |
| Number of families | 95 |
| Number of females | 296 |
| Number of males | 302 |
| Number of married females | 69 |
| Number of married males | 73 |
| Number of married persons | 142 |
| Number of widowed females | 16 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 27 |
| POP F | 296 |
| POP M | 302 |
| POP TOT | 598 |
| Total population | 598 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 211 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 218 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 429 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 598 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 94 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 94 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 92 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 42 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 94 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 37 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 35 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,705 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,107 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,034 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,131 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 6,774 |
| Acres of land in farms | 10,881 |
| Acres of oats | 510 |
| Acres of potatoes | 91 |
| Acres of turnips | 11 |
| Acres of wheat | 138 |
| BAR AC | 37 |
| BAR BU | 510 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 510 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 65 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 536 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 7,732 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 39 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,586 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,467 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,487 |
| BWT BU | 536 |
| CRN BU | 8 |
| HAY AC | 2,131 |
| HAY TONS | 1,918 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 230 |
| Number of chickens | 1,706 |
| Number of ducks | 53 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 94 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of geese | 67 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 38 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 127 |
| Number of milk cows | 442 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 98 |
| Number of other cattle | 625 |
| Number of oxen | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 27 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 33 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 9 |
| Number of sheep | 974 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 582 |
| Number of swine | 71 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 140 |
| Number of turkeys | 17 |
| OAT AC | 510 |
| OAT BU | 7,732 |
| PEA BU | 39 |
| POT AC | 91 |
| POT BU | 11,586 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 8,894 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 423 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,356 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 19,759 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,918 |
| WHT AC | 138 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,467 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 27 |
| A 11 50 | 18 |
| A 201 PL | 11 |
| A 51 100 | 33 |
| BEN BU | 65 |
| BUTTER LB | 19,759 |
| CATTLE KS | 230 |
| CHEESE LB | 8,894 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 211 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 218 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 429 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 423 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 38 |
| DUCKS | 53 |
| FAMILIES | 95 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,356 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 67 |
| GRA BU | 3 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,706 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 127 |
| HOUSES | 94 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 17 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 18 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 92 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 42 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 9 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 6 |
| HOUSES W | 94 |
| INF 11 A | 9 |
| MD FEM | 69 |
| MD MALE | 73 |
| MD TOT | 142 |
| MILK COWS | 442 |
| NAME CD | Antigonish |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 94 |
| OC TOT | 98 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 625 |
| OTHERS | 598 |
| SHEEP | 974 |
| SHEEP KS | 582 |
| SUP AM | 6,774 |
| SUP FOR | 4,107 |
| SUP JV | 35 |
| SUP PAT | 3,705 |
| SUP SC | 3,034 |
| SUP TOT | 10,881 |
| SWINE | 71 |
| SWINE KS | 140 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 94 |
| TUR AC | 11 |
| TUR BU | 1,487 |
| TURKEY | 17 |
| WID FEM | 16 |
| WID MALE | 11 |
| WID TOT | 27 |
| WORKING OX | 6 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS027014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS027014— 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). "Salt Springs, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/salt-springs-ns027014-1891/.