Smith Cove, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Smith Cove was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 406. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.598°N, 65.691°W.
Population
In 1891, Smith Cove had a population of 406: 205 male and 201 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 507 |
| 1891 | 406 |
| 1901 | 378 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 418 |
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, Smith Cove shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 73 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 406 total population, 205 males, 201 females, 169 married persons, 96 families, 85 married males, 84 married females, 24 widowed persons, 16 widowed females, 8 widowed males, 4.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 213 single persons under 18, 112 single males under 18, 101 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 406 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 93 houses, 93 houses built of wood, 93 houses of 1 story, 93 occupied houses, 61 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 14 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 9 houses of 5 rooms, 6 houses of 4 rooms, 5 houses under construction, 2 houses of 1 room, 2 uninhabited houses, 1 houses of 2 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 10,155 pounds of homemade butter, 5,488 acres of land in farms, 5,353 bushels of potatoes, 3,975 bushels of turnips, 3,394 acres of improved land in farms, 2,094 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,084 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,437 bushels of oats, 1,432 chickens, 1,297 acres of farmland under crops, 903 tons of hay, 877 acres of hay crops, 402 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 211 bushels of buckwheat, 198 ducks, 167 bushels of barley, 163 other cattle, 143 sheep, 133 milk cows, 103 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 99 swine slaughtered or sold, 95 swine, 93 bushels of peas, 87 oxen, 84 occupants of farms, 73 bushels of beans, 71 farm occupants who own their land, 56 cattle killed or sold, 56 sheep slaughtered or sold, 53 acres of oats, 52 turkeys, 49 acres of potatoes, 40 geese, 39 horses aged over 3 years, 34 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 21 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 19 acres of turnips, 17 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 13 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 13 farm occupants who rent their land, 10 horses aged 3 years and under, 9 acres of barley, 7 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 bushels of corn, 1 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS031018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS009022— 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). "Smith Cove, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/smith-cove-ns031018-1891/.