Selmah, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Selmah was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 563. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.297°N, 63.621°W.
Population
In 1891, Selmah had a population of 563: 300 male and 263 female residents. Population density was 22.6 people per square mile.
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 Maitland, 1881 (22.2% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Maitland, 1901 (22.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Selmah shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 153 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 105 |
| Number of families | 105 |
| Number of females | 263 |
| Number of males | 300 |
| Number of married females | 90 |
| Number of married males | 89 |
| Number of married persons | 179 |
| Number of widowed females | 23 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 29 |
| POP F | 263 |
| POP M | 300 |
| POP TOT | 563 |
| Total population | 563 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 150 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 205 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 355 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 563 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 101 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 101 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 94 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 7 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 70 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 101 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 48 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 62 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,018 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,510 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,337 |
| Acres of hay crops | 889 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,417 |
| Acres of land in farms | 7,927 |
| Acres of oats | 116 |
| Acres of potatoes | 76 |
| Acres of turnips | 13 |
| Acres of wheat | 6 |
| BAR AC | 48 |
| BAR BU | 885 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 885 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 99 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 90 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 62 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,119 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 54 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,562 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 75 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,522 |
| BWT BU | 90 |
| CRN BU | 62 |
| HAY AC | 889 |
| HAY TONS | 1,083 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 72 |
| Number of chickens | 1,325 |
| Number of ducks | 52 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 89 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of geese | 152 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 19 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 87 |
| Number of milk cows | 171 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 93 |
| Number of other cattle | 226 |
| Number of oxen | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 32 |
| Number of sheep | 281 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 134 |
| Number of swine | 74 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 103 |
| Number of turkeys | 43 |
| OAT AC | 116 |
| OAT BU | 2,119 |
| PEA BU | 54 |
| POT AC | 76 |
| POT BU | 8,562 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 79 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 712 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 13,240 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,083 |
| WHT AC | 6 |
| WHT SP BU | 75 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 14 |
| A 11 50 | 23 |
| A 201 PL | 10 |
| A 51 100 | 14 |
| BEN BU | 99 |
| BUTTER LB | 13,240 |
| CATTLE KS | 72 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 150 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 205 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 355 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 79 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 19 |
| DUCKS | 52 |
| FAMILIES | 105 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 712 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 152 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,325 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 87 |
| HOUSES | 101 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 9 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 94 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 70 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 7 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 11 |
| HOUSES W | 101 |
| INF 11 A | 32 |
| MD FEM | 90 |
| MD MALE | 89 |
| MD TOT | 179 |
| MILK COWS | 171 |
| NAME CD | Hants |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 89 |
| OC TOT | 93 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 226 |
| OTHERS | 563 |
| SHEEP | 281 |
| SHEEP KS | 134 |
| SUP AM | 2,417 |
| SUP FOR | 5,510 |
| SUP JV | 62 |
| SUP PAT | 1,018 |
| SUP SC | 1,337 |
| SUP TOT | 7,927 |
| SWINE | 74 |
| SWINE KS | 103 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 101 |
| TUR AC | 13 |
| TUR BU | 2,522 |
| TURKEY | 43 |
| WID FEM | 23 |
| WID MALE | 6 |
| WID TOT | 29 |
| WORKING OX | 24 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS035016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS035016— 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). "Selmah, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/selmah-ns035016-1891/.