Shelburne, T-V, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Shelburne, T-V was a town in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,300. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1693101. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.770°N, 65.318°W.
Population
In 1891, Shelburne, T-V had a population of 1,300: 657 male and 643 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,789 |
| 1891 | 1,300 |
| 1911 | 1,435 |
| 1921 | 1,360 |
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 (7.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Shelburne, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,300 total population, 657 males, 643 females, 418 married persons, 241 families, 209 married females, 209 married males, 48 widowed persons, 41 widowed females, 7 widowed males, 5.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 834 single persons under 18, 441 single males under 18, 393 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,300 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 238 occupied houses, 237 houses, 237 houses built of wood, 160 houses of 1 story, 128 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 75 houses of 2 stories, 26 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 22 houses of 5 rooms, 19 houses of 4 rooms, 16 houses of 2 rooms, 16 houses of 3 rooms, 12 uninhabited houses, 5 houses of 1 room, 5 houses of over 15 rooms, 4 houses under construction, 2 houses of 3 stories, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 19,109 acres of land in farms, 17,498 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 17,150 pounds of homemade butter, 4,522 bushels of potatoes, 1,813 bushels of turnips, 1,611 acres of improved land in farms, 1,465 chickens, 888 acres of farmland under crops, 760 tons of hay, 708 acres of farmland in pasture, 609 acres of hay crops, 571 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 322 bushels of oats, 231 ducks, 229 swine, 193 occupants of farms, 181 sheep, 175 farm occupants who own their land, 163 swine slaughtered or sold, 160 bushels of peas, 159 bushels of beans, 157 milk cows, 113 other cattle, 112 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 107 bushels of corn, 103 sheep slaughtered or sold, 83 oxen, 67 cattle killed or sold, 63 horses aged over 3 years, 61 bushels of barley, 55 acres of potatoes, 53 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 24 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 21 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 20 bushels of winter wheat, 18 farm occupants who rent their land, 18 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 18 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 15 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 14 acres of oats, 12 acres of turnips, 12 turkeys, 3 acres of barley, 3 horses aged 3 years and under, 2 geese, 1 acres of wheat, 1 bushels of buckwheat, Capacity of silos (tons): 1. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS042017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS019018— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1693101
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelburne,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelburne_(Nouvelle-%C3%89cosse)
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). "Shelburne, T-V, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/shelburne-t-v-ns042017-1891/.