Spryfield (Prospect Road), Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Spryfield (Prospect Road) was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 422. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7581462. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.585°N, 63.684°W.
Population
In 1891, Spryfield (Prospect Road) had a population of 422: 213 male and 209 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 407 |
| 1881 | 438 |
| 1891 | 422 |
| 1901 | 443 |
| 1911 | 413 |
| 1921 | 368 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Spryfield (Prospect Road) shared boundaries with:
- East Dover
- French Village
- Hackett Cove
- Northwest Arm
- Polling District No. 15
- Polling District No. 7
- Sambro
- Terence Bay
- Upper Prospect
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 74 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 422 total population, 213 males, 209 females, 131 married persons, 75 families, 66 married males, 65 married females, 18 widowed persons, 12 widowed females, 6 widowed males, 5.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 273 single persons under 18, 141 single males under 18, 132 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 422 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 72 occupied houses, 71 houses, 71 houses built of wood, 67 houses of 1 story, 23 houses of 4 rooms, 14 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 11 uninhabited houses, 10 houses of 3 rooms, 8 houses of 2 rooms, 8 houses of 5 rooms, 7 houses of 1 room, 4 houses of 2 stories, 3 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 17,030 pounds of homemade butter, 14,471 acres of land in farms, 13,251 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,151 bushels of potatoes, 1,220 acres of improved land in farms, 835 chickens, 712 acres of farmland under crops, 605 tons of hay, 537 bushels of turnips, 490 acres of farmland in pasture, 359 acres of hay crops, 352 bushels of oats, 213 milk cows, 187 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 141 other cattle, 94 sheep, 77 occupants of farms, 69 farm occupants who own their land, 63 swine slaughtered or sold, 62 cattle killed or sold, 60 horses aged over 3 years, 59 swine, 50 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 44 sheep slaughtered or sold, 39 ducks, 31 bushels of peas, 26 acres of potatoes, 24 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 19 geese, 18 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 18 bushels of beans, 17 acres of oats, 16 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 14 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 14 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 9 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 8 turkeys, 7 farm occupants who rent their land, 6 oxen, 5 acres of turnips, 5 bushels of barley, 4 horses aged 3 years and under, 2 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS034007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS011039— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7581462
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spryfield
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). "Spryfield (Prospect Road), Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/spryfield-prospect-road-ns034007-1891/.