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Year: 1891  |  Province: Nova Scotia  |  Wikidata: Q1000316

Springhill, Nova Scotia (1891 census)

Springhill was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 400. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1000316. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.616°N, 64.111°W.

Population

In 1891, Springhill had a population of 400: 193 male and 207 female residents.

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

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891

In the 1891 census, Springhill shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1891

The 1891 census recorded 72 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.

Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 400 total population, 207 females, 193 males, 144 married persons, 74 families, 73 married females, 71 married males, 15 widowed persons, 11 widowed females, 5.40 average size of families, 4 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)

Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 241 single persons under 18, 123 single females under 18, 118 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 400 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 72 houses, 72 houses built of wood, 72 occupied houses, 70 houses of 1 story, 29 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 19 houses of 3 rooms, 10 houses of 5 rooms, 8 houses of 4 rooms, 4 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses of 2 rooms, 2 houses of 2 stories, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)

Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 11,905 pounds of homemade butter, 6,577 acres of land in farms, 5,688 bushels of potatoes, 4,891 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,625 bushels of oats, 1,686 acres of improved land in farms, 938 acres of farmland under crops, 727 acres of farmland in pasture, 682 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 680 chickens, 667 bushels of buckwheat, 498 tons of hay, 493 acres of hay crops, 391 bushels of turnips, 184 sheep, 161 acres of oats, 150 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 130 sheep slaughtered or sold, 126 milk cows, 125 bushels of spring wheat, 113 other cattle, 81 bushels of barley, 72 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 63 horses aged over 3 years, 62 occupants of farms, 54 farm occupants who own their land, 50 cattle killed or sold, 46 acres of potatoes, 46 swine, 44 swine slaughtered or sold, 29 geese, 24 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 21 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 13 horses aged 3 years and under, 11 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 11 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 9 acres of wheat, 9 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 8 farm occupants who rent their land, 7 acres of barley, 7 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 7 turkeys, 6 acres of turnips, 4 bushels of beans, 3 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)

Identifiers

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). "Springhill, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/springhill-ns030015-1891/.