Springhill, Town—Ville, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Springhill, Town—Ville was a town in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,813. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1000316. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.643°N, 64.062°W.
Population
In 1891, Springhill, Town—Ville had a population of 4,813: 2,523 male and 2,290 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
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Maccan, 1881 (3.2% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Polling district No. 25, 1901 (19.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Polling district No. 26, 27, 28, 1901 (80.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Springhill, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 4,813 total population, 2,523 males, 2,290 females, 1,462 married persons, 865 families, 731 married females, 731 married males, 175 widowed persons, 134 widowed females, 41 widowed males, 5.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 3,176 single persons under 18, 1,751 single males under 18, 1,425 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 4,806 persons who are not French Canadian, 7 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 818 houses, 818 houses built of wood, 818 occupied houses, 493 houses of 1 story, 340 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 322 houses of 2 stories, 234 houses of 4 rooms, 158 houses of 5 rooms, 49 houses of 3 rooms, 18 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 16 uninhabited houses, 14 houses of 2 rooms, 5 houses of over 15 rooms, 5 houses under construction, 3 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 7,675 bushels of potatoes, 6,212 acres of land in farms, 5,855 pounds of homemade butter, 4,488 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,483 chickens, 1,724 acres of improved land in farms, 1,160 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,108 acres of farmland under crops, 654 bushels of turnips, 623 cattle killed or sold, 605 acres of farmland in pasture, 517 bushels of oats, 440 bushels of corn, 344 tons of hay, 322 bushels of buckwheat, 265 acres of hay crops, 234 swine slaughtered or sold, 199 milk cows, 134 horses aged over 3 years, 108 bushels of spring wheat, 106 swine, 101 other cattle, 89 occupants of farms, 85 bushels of barley, 80 farm occupants who own their land, 56 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 54 ducks, 52 acres of potatoes, 44 bushels of winter wheat, 33 geese, 28 acres of oats, 13 bushels of beans, 13 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 12 horses aged 3 years and under, 11 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 10 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 9 acres of wheat, 8 farm occupants who rent their land, 6 acres of turnips, 6 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 6 turkeys, 4 acres of barley, 4 oxen, 4 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 3 bushels of peas, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS030014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS030014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1000316
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springhill,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springhill_(Nouvelle-%C3%89cosse)
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, Town—Ville, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/springhill-town-ville-ns030014-1891/.