Sandy Point, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Sandy Point was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 485. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.704°N, 65.297°W.
Population
In 1891, Sandy Point had a population of 485: 246 male and 239 female residents. Population density was 32.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 485 |
| 1901 | 495 |
| 1911 | 560 |
| 1921 | 521 |
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 Shelburn, Town—Ville, 1881 (29.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Sandy Point shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 143 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 95 |
| Number of families | 95 |
| Number of females | 239 |
| Number of males | 246 |
| Number of married females | 82 |
| Number of married males | 84 |
| Number of married persons | 166 |
| Number of widowed females | 20 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 31 |
| POP F | 239 |
| POP M | 246 |
| POP TOT | 485 |
| Total population | 485 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 137 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 151 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 288 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 485 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 95 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 95 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 89 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 6 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 70 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 95 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (53 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 28 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 95 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,683 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 231 |
| Acres of hay crops | 190 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 354 |
| Acres of land in farms | 4,037 |
| Acres of oats | 9 |
| Acres of potatoes | 33 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| BAR BU | 6 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 208 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 36 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,011 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 605 |
| CRN BU | 15 |
| HAY AC | 190 |
| HAY TONS | 272 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 19 |
| Number of chickens | 609 |
| Number of ducks | 43 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 101 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 2 |
| Number of geese | 5 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 6 |
| Number of milk cows | 100 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 103 |
| Number of other cattle | 50 |
| Number of oxen | 44 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 62 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 27 |
| Number of sheep | 591 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 20 |
| Number of swine | 45 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 38 |
| Number of turkeys | 5 |
| OAT AC | 9 |
| OAT BU | 208 |
| PEA BU | 36 |
| POT AC | 33 |
| POT BU | 4,011 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 251 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 874 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 6,585 |
| RYE BU | 5 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 272 |
Other recorded variables (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 5 |
| A 11 50 | 62 |
| A 201 PL | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 8 |
| BEN BU | 25 |
| BUTTER LB | 6,585 |
| CATTLE KS | 19 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 137 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 151 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 288 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 251 |
| DUCKS | 43 |
| FAMILIES | 95 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 874 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 5 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 609 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 6 |
| HOUSES | 95 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 11 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 89 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 70 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 6 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 3 |
| HOUSES W | 95 |
| INF 11 A | 27 |
| MD FEM | 82 |
| MD MALE | 84 |
| MD TOT | 166 |
| MILK COWS | 100 |
| NAME CD | Shelburne |
| OC F | 2 |
| OC P | 101 |
| OC TOT | 103 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 50 |
| OTHERS | 485 |
| SHEEP | 591 |
| SHEEP KS | 20 |
| SUP AM | 354 |
| SUP FOR | 3,683 |
| SUP JV | 28 |
| SUP PAT | 95 |
| SUP SC | 231 |
| SUP TOT | 4,037 |
| SWINE | 45 |
| SWINE KS | 38 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 95 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 605 |
| TURKEY | 5 |
| WID FEM | 20 |
| WID MALE | 11 |
| WID TOT | 31 |
| WORKING OX | 44 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS042015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS019012— 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 Point, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/sandy-point-ns042015-1891/.