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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q7559796. 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 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 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 931 total population, 470 females, 461 males, 308 married persons, 184 families, 155 married females, 153 married males, 44 widowed persons, 34 widowed females, 10 widowed males, 5 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 579 single persons under 18, 298 single males under 18, 281 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 931 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 183 occupied houses, 182 houses, 182 houses built of wood, 167 houses of 1 story, 103 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 39 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 16 houses of 4 rooms, 15 houses of 2 stories, 15 houses of 5 rooms, 8 uninhabited houses, 5 houses of 2 rooms, 2 houses of 3 rooms, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 32,248 bushels of potatoes, 26,442 pounds of homemade butter, 15,114 bushels of turnips, 13,228 acres of land in farms, 12,629 bushels of oats, 10,853 acres of improved land in farms, 6,361 acres of farmland under crops, 3,888 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,586 tons of hay, 3,156 acres of hay crops, 2,375 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,062 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,986 chickens, 1,462 bushels of buckwheat, 1,312 bushels of barley, 659 acres of oats, 604 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 564 bushels of rye, 564 sheep slaughtered or sold, 556 other cattle, 555 sheep, 555 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 360 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 347 swine slaughtered or sold, 340 milk cows, 274 acres of potatoes, 242 horses aged over 3 years, 239 swine, 211 bushels of beans, 180 cattle killed or sold, 178 occupants of farms, 169 farm occupants who own their land, 132 oxen, 115 horses aged 3 years and under, 90 bushels of corn, 87 acres of turnips, 80 bushels of spring wheat, 69 acres of barley, 62 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 60 bushels of winter wheat, 51 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 49 bushels of peas, 45 turkeys, 40 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 34 ducks, 24 geese, 22 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 13 acres of wheat, 9 farm occupants who rent their land, 3 other fowl, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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: Q7559796
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somerset,_Kings_County,_Nova_Scotia
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/.