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 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 70 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 485 total population, 246 males, 239 females, 166 married persons, 95 families, 84 married males, 82 married females, 31 widowed persons, 20 widowed females, 11 widowed males, 5.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 288 single persons under 18, 151 single males under 18, 137 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 485 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 95 houses, 95 houses built of wood, 95 occupied houses, 89 houses of 1 story, 70 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 11 houses of 4 rooms, 6 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 6 houses of 2 stories, 4 houses of 3 rooms, 4 houses of 5 rooms, 3 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 6,585 pounds of homemade butter, 4,037 acres of land in farms, 4,011 bushels of potatoes, 3,683 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 874 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 609 chickens, 605 bushels of turnips, 591 sheep, 354 acres of improved land in farms, 272 tons of hay, 251 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 231 acres of farmland under crops, 208 bushels of oats, 190 acres of hay crops, 103 occupants of farms, 101 farm occupants who own their land, 100 milk cows, 95 acres of farmland in pasture, 62 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 50 other cattle, 45 swine, 44 oxen, 43 ducks, 38 swine slaughtered or sold, 36 bushels of peas, 33 acres of potatoes, 28 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 27 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 25 bushels of beans, 20 sheep slaughtered or sold, 19 cattle killed or sold, 15 bushels of corn, 9 acres of oats, 8 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 6 acres of turnips, 6 bushels of barley, 6 horses aged over 3 years, 5 bushels of rye, 5 geese, 5 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 5 turkeys, 2 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS042015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS019012_1891— 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/.