Sandy Cove, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Sandy Cove was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 687. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7417208. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.518°N, 66.056°W.
Population
In 1891, Sandy Cove had a population of 687: 363 male and 324 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,135 |
| 1881 | 1,090 |
| 1891 | 687 |
| 1901 | 754 |
| 1911 | 711 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 Sandy Cove, 1881 (57.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Sandy Cove shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 687 total population, 363 males, 324 females, 253 married persons, 151 families, 128 married females, 125 married males, 44 widowed persons, 34 widowed females, 10 widowed males, 4.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 390 single persons under 18, 228 single males under 18, 162 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 687 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 149 houses, 149 houses built of wood, 149 occupied houses, 147 houses of 1 story, 103 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 27 houses of 5 rooms, 10 houses of 4 rooms, 5 houses of 3 rooms, 3 uninhabited houses, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses of 2 rooms, 2 houses of 2 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 13,610 pounds of homemade butter, 9,193 acres of land in farms, 6,686 bushels of potatoes, 5,900 bushels of turnips, 5,857 acres of improved land in farms, 3,606 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,336 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,976 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,220 acres of farmland under crops, 1,506 chickens, 1,333 sheep, 1,149 bushels of oats, 1,025 tons of hay, 770 acres of hay crops, 489 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 357 sheep slaughtered or sold, 200 milk cows, 189 other cattle, 146 occupants of farms, 142 bushels of barley, 142 farm occupants who own their land, 130 oxen, 92 swine slaughtered or sold, 59 cattle killed or sold, 59 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 56 acres of oats, 56 swine, 55 acres of potatoes, 36 horses aged over 3 years, 36 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 31 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 27 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 26 acres of turnips, 15 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 11 geese, 10 bushels of corn, 9 horses aged 3 years and under, 9 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 8 bushels of beans, 8 ducks, 6 acres of barley, 4 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS031017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS043017— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7417208
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandy_Cove,_Digby,_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). "Sandy Cove, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/sandy-cove-ns031017-1891/.