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 density was 348.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,300 |
| 1901 | 1,445 |
| 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 163 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 | 241 |
| Number of families | 241 |
| Number of females | 643 |
| Number of males | 657 |
| Number of married females | 209 |
| Number of married males | 209 |
| Number of married persons | 418 |
| Number of widowed females | 41 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 48 |
| POP F | 643 |
| POP M | 657 |
| POP TOT | 1,300 |
| Total population | 1,300 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 393 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 441 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 834 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,300 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 237 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 237 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 5 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 160 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 75 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 128 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 238 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 3 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 15 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 708 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 17,498 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 888 |
| Acres of hay crops | 609 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,611 |
| Acres of land in farms | 19,109 |
| Acres of oats | 14 |
| Acres of potatoes | 55 |
| Acres of turnips | 12 |
| Acres of wheat | 1 |
| BAR AC | 3 |
| BAR BU | 61 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 61 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 159 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 107 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 322 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 160 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,522 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,813 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 20 |
| BWT BU | 1 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 1 |
| CRN BU | 107 |
| HAY AC | 609 |
| HAY TONS | 760 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 67 |
| Number of chickens | 1,465 |
| Number of ducks | 231 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 175 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 18 |
| Number of geese | 2 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 3 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 63 |
| Number of milk cows | 157 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 193 |
| Number of other cattle | 113 |
| Number of oxen | 83 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 112 |
| Number of sheep | 181 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 103 |
| Number of swine | 229 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 163 |
| Number of turkeys | 12 |
| OAT AC | 14 |
| OAT BU | 322 |
| PEA BU | 160 |
| POT AC | 55 |
| POT BU | 4,522 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 53 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 571 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 17,150 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 760 |
| WHT AC | 1 |
| WHT FALL BU | 20 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 24 |
| A 11 50 | 21 |
| A 201 PL | 18 |
| A 51 100 | 18 |
| BEN BU | 159 |
| BUTTER LB | 17,150 |
| CATTLE KS | 67 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 393 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 441 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 834 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 53 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 3 |
| DUCKS | 231 |
| FAMILIES | 241 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 571 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 2 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,465 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 63 |
| HOUSES | 237 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 26 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 19 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 160 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 128 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 16 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 75 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 12 |
| HOUSES W | 237 |
| INF 11 A | 112 |
| MD FEM | 209 |
| MD MALE | 209 |
| MD TOT | 418 |
| MILK COWS | 157 |
| NAME CD | Shelburne |
| OC F | 18 |
| OC P | 175 |
| OC TOT | 193 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 113 |
| OTHERS | 1,300 |
| SHEEP | 181 |
| SHEEP KS | 103 |
| SILOS | 1 |
| SUP AM | 1,611 |
| SUP FOR | 17,498 |
| SUP JV | 15 |
| SUP PAT | 708 |
| SUP SC | 888 |
| SUP TOT | 19,109 |
| SWINE | 229 |
| SWINE KS | 163 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 238 |
| TUR AC | 12 |
| TUR BU | 1,813 |
| TURKEY | 12 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 41 |
| WID MALE | 7 |
| WID TOT | 48 |
| WORKING OX | 83 |
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/.