Springfield, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Springfield was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 589. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.650°N, 64.911°W.
Population
In 1891, Springfield had a population of 589: 305 male and 284 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 589 |
| 1901 | 561 |
| 1911 | 813 |
| 1921 | 849 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Dalhousie, 1881 (58.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Springfield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 589 total population, 305 males, 284 females, 207 married persons, 108 families, 104 married males, 103 married females, 15 widowed persons, 8 widowed females, 7 widowed males, 5.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 367 single persons under 18, 194 single males under 18, 173 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 589 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 105 occupied houses, 103 houses, 103 houses built of wood, 92 houses of 1 story, 51 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 13 houses of 4 rooms, 13 houses of 5 rooms, 12 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 11 houses of 2 stories, 7 houses of 2 rooms, 4 houses of 3 rooms, 2 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses of 1 room, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 20,418 acres of land in farms, 16,765 pounds of homemade butter, 16,277 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,145 bushels of potatoes, 4,141 acres of improved land in farms, 2,485 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,479 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,000 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,781 bushels of turnips, 1,629 bushels of oats, 1,559 acres of farmland under crops, 1,440 acres of hay crops, 1,349 tons of hay, 1,043 chickens, 659 sheep, 655 bushels of buckwheat, 428 sheep slaughtered or sold, 410 bushels of barley, 285 other cattle, 226 milk cows, 128 oxen, 109 occupants of farms, 105 farm occupants who own their land, 104 bushels of beans, 103 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 97 acres of oats, 94 horses aged over 3 years, 88 swine slaughtered or sold, 75 cattle killed or sold, 61 acres of potatoes, 34 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 29 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 28 swine, 26 acres of barley, 26 horses aged 3 years and under, 25 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 21 geese, 20 bushels of rye, 17 bushels of spring wheat, 12 ducks, 11 acres of turnips, 11 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 10 bushels of peas, 10 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 9 bushels of corn, 4 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 turkeys, 1 acres of wheat. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS026028— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS004025— 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). "Springfield, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/springfield-ns026028-1891/.