Somerset, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Somerset was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 931. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.084°N, 64.737°W.
Population
In 1891, Somerset had a population of 931: 461 male and 470 female residents. Population density was 64.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 939 |
| 1881 | 967 |
| 1891 | 931 |
| 1901 | 904 |
| 1911 | 909 |
| 1921 | 1,019 |
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, Somerset shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 165 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 184 |
| Number of families | 184 |
| Number of females | 470 |
| Number of males | 461 |
| Number of married females | 155 |
| Number of married males | 153 |
| Number of married persons | 308 |
| Number of widowed females | 34 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 44 |
| POP F | 470 |
| POP M | 461 |
| POP TOT | 931 |
| Total population | 931 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 281 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 298 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 579 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 931 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 182 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 182 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 167 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 15 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 103 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 183 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 69 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 604 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,888 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,375 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,361 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,156 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 10,853 |
| Acres of land in farms | 13,228 |
| Acres of oats | 659 |
| Acres of potatoes | 274 |
| Acres of turnips | 87 |
| Acres of wheat | 13 |
| BAR AC | 69 |
| BAR BU | 1,312 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,312 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 211 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,462 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 90 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 12,629 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 49 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 32,248 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 564 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 80 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 15,114 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 60 |
| BWT BU | 1,462 |
| CRN BU | 90 |
| HAY AC | 3,156 |
| HAY TONS | 3,586 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 180 |
| Number of chickens | 1,986 |
| Number of ducks | 34 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 169 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 9 |
| Number of geese | 24 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 115 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 242 |
| Number of milk cows | 340 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 178 |
| Number of other cattle | 556 |
| Number of other fowl | 3 |
| Number of oxen | 132 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 40 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 51 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 62 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 22 |
| Number of sheep | 555 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 564 |
| Number of swine | 239 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 347 |
| Number of turkeys | 45 |
| OAT AC | 659 |
| OAT BU | 12,629 |
| PEA BU | 49 |
| POT AC | 274 |
| POT BU | 32,248 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 360 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 555 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,062 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 26,442 |
| RYE BU | 564 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,586 |
| WHT AC | 13 |
| WHT FALL BU | 60 |
| WHT SP BU | 80 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 40 |
| A 11 50 | 51 |
| A 201 PL | 3 |
| A 51 100 | 62 |
| BEN BU | 211 |
| BUTTER LB | 26,442 |
| CATTLE KS | 180 |
| CHEESE LB | 360 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 281 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 298 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 579 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 555 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 115 |
| DUCKS | 34 |
| FAMILIES | 184 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,062 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 24 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,986 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 242 |
| HOUSES | 182 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 39 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 16 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 167 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 103 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 15 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 8 |
| HOUSES W | 182 |
| INF 11 A | 22 |
| MD FEM | 155 |
| MD MALE | 153 |
| MD TOT | 308 |
| MILK COWS | 340 |
| NAME CD | King's |
| OC F | 9 |
| OC P | 169 |
| OC TOT | 178 |
| OTHER FOWL | 3 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 556 |
| OTHERS | 931 |
| SHEEP | 555 |
| SHEEP KS | 564 |
| SUP AM | 10,853 |
| SUP FOR | 2,375 |
| SUP JV | 604 |
| SUP PAT | 3,888 |
| SUP SC | 6,361 |
| SUP TOT | 13,228 |
| SWINE | 239 |
| SWINE KS | 347 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 183 |
| TUR AC | 87 |
| TUR BU | 15,114 |
| TURKEY | 45 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 34 |
| WID MALE | 10 |
| WID TOT | 44 |
| WORKING OX | 132 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS037005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS014014— 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). "Somerset, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/somerset-ns037005-1891/.