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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q4428480. 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.
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 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 598 total population, 302 males, 296 females, 142 married persons, 95 families, 73 married males, 69 married females, 27 widowed persons, 16 widowed females, 11 widowed males, 6.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 429 single persons under 18, 218 single males under 18, 211 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 598 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 94 houses, 94 houses built of wood, 94 occupied houses, 92 houses of 1 story, 42 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 18 houses of 4 rooms, 17 houses of 5 rooms, 9 houses of 3 rooms, 6 uninhabited houses, 4 houses of 2 rooms, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses of 2 stories, 1 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 19,759 pounds of homemade butter, 11,586 bushels of potatoes, 10,881 acres of land in farms, 8,894 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 7,732 bushels of oats, 6,774 acres of improved land in farms, 4,107 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,705 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,356 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 3,034 acres of farmland under crops, 2,131 acres of hay crops, 1,918 tons of hay, 1,706 chickens, 1,487 bushels of turnips, 1,467 bushels of spring wheat, 974 sheep, 625 other cattle, 582 sheep slaughtered or sold, 536 bushels of buckwheat, 510 acres of oats, 510 bushels of barley, 442 milk cows, 423 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 230 cattle killed or sold, 140 swine slaughtered or sold, 138 acres of wheat, 127 horses aged over 3 years, 98 occupants of farms, 94 farm occupants who own their land, 91 acres of potatoes, 71 swine, 67 geese, 65 bushels of beans, 53 ducks, 39 bushels of peas, 38 horses aged 3 years and under, 37 acres of barley, 35 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 33 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 27 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 18 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 17 turkeys, 11 acres of turnips, 11 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 9 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 8 bushels of corn, 6 oxen, 4 farm occupants who rent their land, 3 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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: Q4428480
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/.