Sambro, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Sambro was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 532. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7409092. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.490°N, 63.613°W.
Population
In 1891, Sambro had a population of 532: 267 male and 265 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 440 |
| 1881 | 494 |
| 1891 | 532 |
| 1901 | 503 |
| 1911 | 455 |
| 1921 | 432 |
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, Sambro shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 66 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 532 total population, 267 males, 265 females, 198 married persons, 100 married females, 98 married males, 97 families, 16 widowed persons, 12 widowed females, 5.50 average size of families, 4 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 318 single persons under 18, 165 single males under 18, 153 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 532 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 80 houses, 80 houses built of wood, 80 occupied houses, 56 houses of 1 story, 36 houses of 4 rooms, 24 houses of 2 stories, 19 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 15 houses of 3 rooms, 8 houses of 5 rooms, 2 houses of 2 rooms, 2 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 8,634 pounds of homemade butter, 2,409 acres of land in farms, 2,058 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,520 bushels of potatoes, 1,150 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 565 chickens, 468 sheep, 356 bushels of turnips, 351 acres of improved land in farms, 219 acres of farmland under crops, 206 tons of hay, 167 acres of hay crops, 147 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 124 acres of farmland in pasture, 88 milk cows, 82 occupants of farms, 76 farm occupants who own their land, 76 swine, 47 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 38 oxen, 31 swine slaughtered or sold, 28 acres of potatoes, 27 ducks, 27 sheep slaughtered or sold, 24 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 18 bushels of oats, 9 bushels of beans, 8 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 7 horses aged over 3 years, 6 farm occupants who rent their land, 5 acres of turnips, 5 geese, 5 other cattle, 5 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 4 acres of oats, 4 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 3 cattle killed or sold, 3 turkeys, 2 bushels of peas, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Albert Hamm | 1860–1891 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS034003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS011031— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7409092
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sambro,_Nova_Scotia
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). "Sambro, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/sambro-ns034003-1891/.