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 density was 4.3 people per square mile.
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 159 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 108 |
| Number of families | 108 |
| Number of females | 284 |
| Number of males | 305 |
| Number of married females | 103 |
| Number of married males | 104 |
| Number of married persons | 207 |
| Number of widowed females | 8 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 15 |
| POP F | 284 |
| POP M | 305 |
| POP TOT | 589 |
| Total population | 589 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 173 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 194 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 367 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 589 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 103 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 103 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 92 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 11 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 51 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 105 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 26 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 103 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,479 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 16,277 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,559 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,440 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,141 |
| Acres of land in farms | 20,418 |
| Acres of oats | 97 |
| Acres of potatoes | 61 |
| Acres of turnips | 11 |
| Acres of wheat | 1 |
| BAR AC | 26 |
| BAR BU | 410 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 410 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 104 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 655 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,629 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,145 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 17 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,781 |
| BWT BU | 655 |
| CRN BU | 9 |
| HAY AC | 1,440 |
| HAY TONS | 1,349 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 75 |
| Number of chickens | 1,043 |
| Number of ducks | 12 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 105 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of geese | 21 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 26 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 94 |
| Number of milk cows | 226 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 109 |
| Number of other cattle | 285 |
| Number of oxen | 128 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 10 |
| Number of sheep | 659 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 428 |
| Number of swine | 28 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 88 |
| Number of turkeys | 2 |
| OAT AC | 97 |
| OAT BU | 1,629 |
| PEA BU | 10 |
| POT AC | 61 |
| POT BU | 6,145 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 2,000 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,485 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 16,765 |
| RYE BU | 20 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,349 |
| WHT AC | 1 |
| WHT SP BU | 17 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 34 |
| A 11 50 | 11 |
| A 201 PL | 25 |
| A 51 100 | 29 |
| BEN BU | 104 |
| BUTTER LB | 16,765 |
| CATTLE KS | 75 |
| CHEESE LB | 2,000 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 173 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 194 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 367 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,485 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 26 |
| DUCKS | 12 |
| FAMILIES | 108 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 21 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,043 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 94 |
| HOUSES | 103 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 12 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 13 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 92 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 51 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 7 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 11 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 1 |
| HOUSES W | 103 |
| INF 11 A | 10 |
| MD FEM | 103 |
| MD MALE | 104 |
| MD TOT | 207 |
| MILK COWS | 226 |
| NAME CD | Annapolis |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 105 |
| OC TOT | 109 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 285 |
| OTHERS | 589 |
| SHEEP | 659 |
| SHEEP KS | 428 |
| SUP AM | 4,141 |
| SUP FOR | 16,277 |
| SUP JV | 103 |
| SUP PAT | 2,479 |
| SUP SC | 1,559 |
| SUP TOT | 20,418 |
| SWINE | 28 |
| SWINE KS | 88 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 105 |
| TUR AC | 11 |
| TUR BU | 1,781 |
| TURKEY | 2 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 8 |
| WID MALE | 7 |
| WID TOT | 15 |
| WORKING OX | 128 |
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/.