Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Shubenacadie was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,349. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.130°N, 63.521°W.
Population
In 1891, Shubenacadie had a population of 1,349: 698 male and 651 female residents. Population density was 23.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,093 |
| 1881 | 1,396 |
| 1891 | 1,349 |
| 1901 | 1,463 |
| 1911 | 1,516 |
| 1921 | 1,667 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Shubenacadie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 171 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 241 |
| Number of families | 241 |
| Number of females | 651 |
| Number of males | 698 |
| Number of married females | 204 |
| Number of married males | 203 |
| Number of married persons | 407 |
| Number of widowed females | 37 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 54 |
| POP F | 651 |
| POP M | 698 |
| POP TOT | 1,349 |
| Total population | 1,349 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 410 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 478 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 888 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,349 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 10 |
| Number of houses | 231 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 230 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 218 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 12 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 128 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 241 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 139 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 69 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,419 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 21,956 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,075 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,071 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 10,563 |
| Acres of land in farms | 32,519 |
| Acres of oats | 395 |
| Acres of potatoes | 119 |
| Acres of turnips | 27 |
| Acres of wheat | 3 |
| BAR AC | 139 |
| BAR BU | 3,286 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,286 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 106 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,125 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 9,398 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 18,720 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 39 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,943 |
| BWT BU | 1,125 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 200 |
| HAY AC | 3,071 |
| HAY TONS | 4,349 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 277 |
| Number of chickens | 5,063 |
| Number of ducks | 44 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 215 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 13 |
| Number of geese | 302 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 94 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 292 |
| Number of milk cows | 936 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 229 |
| Number of other cattle | 628 |
| Number of other fowl | 6 |
| Number of oxen | 41 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 66 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 44 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 45 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 43 |
| Number of sheep | 960 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 733 |
| Number of swine | 94 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 216 |
| Number of turkeys | 1,018 |
| OAT AC | 395 |
| OAT BU | 9,398 |
| PEA BU | 25 |
| POT AC | 119 |
| POT BU | 18,720 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 100 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 309 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,612 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 49,455 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,349 |
| WHT AC | 3 |
| WHT SP BU | 39 |
Other recorded variables (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 66 |
| A 11 50 | 31 |
| A 201 PL | 45 |
| A 51 100 | 44 |
| BEN BU | 106 |
| BUTTER LB | 49,455 |
| CATTLE KS | 277 |
| CHEESE LB | 100 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 410 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 478 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 888 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 309 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 94 |
| DUCKS | 44 |
| FAMILIES | 241 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,612 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 302 |
| GRA BU | 3 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 5,063 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 292 |
| HOUSES | 231 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 40 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 22 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 218 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 128 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 12 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 6 |
| HOUSES W | 230 |
| INF 11 A | 43 |
| MD FEM | 204 |
| MD MALE | 203 |
| MD TOT | 407 |
| MILK COWS | 936 |
| NAME CD | Hants |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 13 |
| OC P | 215 |
| OC TOT | 229 |
| OTHER FOWL | 6 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 628 |
| OTHERS | 1,349 |
| SHEEP | 960 |
| SHEEP KS | 733 |
| SILOS | 200 |
| SUP AM | 10,563 |
| SUP FOR | 21,956 |
| SUP JV | 69 |
| SUP PAT | 5,419 |
| SUP SC | 5,075 |
| SUP TOT | 32,519 |
| SWINE | 94 |
| SWINE KS | 216 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 241 |
| TUR AC | 27 |
| TUR BU | 6,943 |
| TURKEY | 1,018 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 10 |
| WID FEM | 37 |
| WID MALE | 17 |
| WID TOT | 54 |
| WORKING OX | 41 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS035017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS012013— 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). "Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/shubenacadie-ns035017-1891/.