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 density was 60.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 507 |
| 1891 | 406 |
| 1901 | 378 |
| 1911 | 346 |
| 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 149 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.20 |
| FAM NO | 96 |
| Number of families | 96 |
| Number of females | 201 |
| Number of males | 205 |
| Number of married females | 84 |
| Number of married males | 85 |
| Number of married persons | 169 |
| Number of widowed females | 16 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 24 |
| POP F | 201 |
| POP M | 205 |
| POP TOT | 406 |
| Total population | 406 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 101 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 112 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 213 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 406 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 93 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 93 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 93 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 61 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 93 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (57 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 9 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 13 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,084 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,094 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,297 |
| Acres of hay crops | 877 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,394 |
| Acres of land in farms | 5,488 |
| Acres of oats | 53 |
| Acres of potatoes | 49 |
| Acres of turnips | 19 |
| BAR AC | 9 |
| BAR BU | 167 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 167 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 73 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 211 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,437 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 93 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,353 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,975 |
| BWT BU | 211 |
| CRN BU | 4 |
| HAY AC | 877 |
| HAY TONS | 903 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 56 |
| Number of chickens | 1,432 |
| Number of ducks | 198 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 71 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 13 |
| Number of geese | 40 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 10 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 39 |
| Number of milk cows | 133 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 84 |
| Number of other cattle | 163 |
| Number of oxen | 87 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 17 |
| Number of sheep | 143 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 56 |
| Number of swine | 95 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 99 |
| Number of turkeys | 52 |
| OAT AC | 53 |
| OAT BU | 1,437 |
| PEA BU | 93 |
| POT AC | 49 |
| POT BU | 5,353 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 103 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 402 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 10,155 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 903 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 7 |
| A 11 50 | 34 |
| A 201 PL | 5 |
| A 51 100 | 21 |
| BEN BU | 73 |
| BUTTER LB | 10,155 |
| CATTLE KS | 56 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 101 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 112 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 213 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 103 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 10 |
| DUCKS | 198 |
| FAMILIES | 96 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 402 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 40 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,432 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 39 |
| HOUSES | 93 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 14 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 9 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 6 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 93 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 61 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 1 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 2 |
| HOUSES W | 93 |
| INF 11 A | 17 |
| MD FEM | 84 |
| MD MALE | 85 |
| MD TOT | 169 |
| MILK COWS | 133 |
| NAME CD | Digby |
| OC F | 13 |
| OC P | 71 |
| OC TOT | 84 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 163 |
| OTHERS | 406 |
| SHEEP | 143 |
| SHEEP KS | 56 |
| SUP AM | 3,394 |
| SUP FOR | 2,094 |
| SUP JV | 13 |
| SUP PAT | 2,084 |
| SUP SC | 1,297 |
| SUP TOT | 5,488 |
| SWINE | 95 |
| SWINE KS | 99 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 93 |
| TUR AC | 19 |
| TUR BU | 3,975 |
| TURKEY | 52 |
| WID FEM | 16 |
| WID MALE | 8 |
| WID TOT | 24 |
| WORKING OX | 87 |
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/.