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 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. Population density was 1082.0 people per square mile.
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. 26, 27, 28, 1901 (80.7% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Polling district No. 25, 1901 (19.3% 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 156 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 865 |
| Number of families | 865 |
| Number of females | 2,290 |
| Number of males | 2,523 |
| Number of married females | 731 |
| Number of married males | 731 |
| Number of married persons | 1,462 |
| Number of widowed females | 134 |
| Number of widowed males | 41 |
| Number of widowed persons | 175 |
| POP F | 2,290 |
| POP M | 2,523 |
| POP TOT | 4,813 |
| Total population | 4,813 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,425 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,751 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,176 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 7 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 4,806 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 818 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 818 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 493 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 322 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 49 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 234 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 158 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 340 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 818 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 4 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 11 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 605 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,488 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,108 |
| Acres of hay crops | 265 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,724 |
| Acres of land in farms | 6,212 |
| Acres of oats | 28 |
| Acres of potatoes | 52 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 9 |
| BAR AC | 4 |
| BAR BU | 85 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 85 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 322 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 440 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 517 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,675 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 108 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 654 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 44 |
| BWT BU | 322 |
| CRN BU | 440 |
| HAY AC | 265 |
| HAY TONS | 344 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 623 |
| Number of chickens | 3,483 |
| Number of ducks | 54 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 80 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 8 |
| Number of geese | 33 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 12 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 134 |
| Number of milk cows | 199 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 89 |
| Number of other cattle | 101 |
| Number of oxen | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 56 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,160 |
| Number of swine | 106 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 234 |
| Number of turkeys | 6 |
| OAT AC | 28 |
| OAT BU | 517 |
| PEA BU | 3 |
| POT AC | 52 |
| POT BU | 7,675 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 5,855 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 344 |
| WHT AC | 9 |
| WHT FALL BU | 44 |
| WHT SP BU | 108 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 6 |
| A 11 50 | 13 |
| A 201 PL | 10 |
| A 51 100 | 4 |
| BEN BU | 13 |
| BUTTER LB | 5,855 |
| CATTLE KS | 623 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,425 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,751 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 3,176 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 12 |
| DUCKS | 54 |
| FAMILIES | 865 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FRN CA | 7 |
| GEESE | 33 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,483 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 134 |
| HOUSES | 818 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 18 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 158 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 234 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 493 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 340 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 49 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 14 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 322 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 16 |
| HOUSES W | 818 |
| INF 11 A | 56 |
| MD FEM | 731 |
| MD MALE | 731 |
| MD TOT | 1,462 |
| MILK COWS | 199 |
| NAME CD | Cumberland |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 8 |
| OC P | 80 |
| OC TOT | 89 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 101 |
| OTHERS | 4,806 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,160 |
| SUP AM | 1,724 |
| SUP FOR | 4,488 |
| SUP JV | 11 |
| SUP PAT | 605 |
| SUP SC | 1,108 |
| SUP TOT | 6,212 |
| SWINE | 106 |
| SWINE KS | 234 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 818 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 654 |
| TURKEY | 6 |
| WID FEM | 134 |
| WID MALE | 41 |
| WID TOT | 175 |
| WORKING OX | 4 |
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: 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). "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/.