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 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 density was 42.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,135 |
| 1881 | 1,090 |
| 1891 | 687 |
| 1901 | 754 |
| 1911 | 711 |
| 1921 | 683 |
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 141 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.50 |
| FAM NO | 151 |
| Number of families | 151 |
| Number of females | 324 |
| Number of males | 363 |
| Number of married females | 128 |
| Number of married males | 125 |
| Number of married persons | 253 |
| Number of widowed females | 34 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 44 |
| POP F | 324 |
| POP M | 363 |
| POP TOT | 687 |
| Total population | 687 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 162 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 228 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 390 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 687 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 149 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 149 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 147 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 103 |
| Number of occupied houses | 149 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (51 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 6 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 31 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,606 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,336 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,220 |
| Acres of hay crops | 770 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,857 |
| Acres of land in farms | 9,193 |
| Acres of oats | 56 |
| Acres of potatoes | 55 |
| Acres of turnips | 26 |
| BAR AC | 6 |
| BAR BU | 142 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 142 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,149 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,686 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,900 |
| CRN BU | 10 |
| HAY AC | 770 |
| HAY TONS | 1,025 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 59 |
| Number of chickens | 1,506 |
| Number of ducks | 8 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 142 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of geese | 11 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 9 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 36 |
| Number of milk cows | 200 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 146 |
| Number of other cattle | 189 |
| Number of oxen | 130 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 27 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 59 |
| Number of sheep | 1,333 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 357 |
| Number of swine | 56 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 92 |
| OAT AC | 56 |
| OAT BU | 1,149 |
| POT AC | 55 |
| POT BU | 6,686 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 489 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,976 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 13,610 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,025 |
Other recorded variables (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 15 |
| A 11 50 | 36 |
| A 201 PL | 9 |
| A 51 100 | 27 |
| BEN BU | 8 |
| BUTTER LB | 13,610 |
| CATTLE KS | 59 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 162 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 228 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 390 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 489 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 9 |
| DUCKS | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 151 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,976 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 11 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,506 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 36 |
| HOUSES | 149 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 27 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 10 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 147 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 103 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 3 |
| HOUSES W | 149 |
| INF 11 A | 59 |
| MD FEM | 128 |
| MD MALE | 125 |
| MD TOT | 253 |
| MILK COWS | 200 |
| NAME CD | Digby |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 142 |
| OC TOT | 146 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 189 |
| OTHERS | 687 |
| SHEEP | 1,333 |
| SHEEP KS | 357 |
| SUP AM | 5,857 |
| SUP FOR | 3,336 |
| SUP JV | 31 |
| SUP PAT | 3,606 |
| SUP SC | 2,220 |
| SUP TOT | 9,193 |
| SWINE | 56 |
| SWINE KS | 92 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 149 |
| TUR AC | 26 |
| TUR BU | 5,900 |
| WID FEM | 34 |
| WID MALE | 10 |
| WID TOT | 44 |
| WORKING OX | 130 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS031017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS009020— 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). "Sandy Cove, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/sandy-cove-ns031017-1891/.