St. Bernard, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
St. Bernard was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,240. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7587291. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.379°N, 65.938°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Bernard had a population of 1,240: 629 male and 611 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,125 |
| 1891 | 1,240 |
| 1901 | 1,296 |
| 1911 | 1,253 |
| 1921 | 1,368 |
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, St. Bernard shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,240 total population, 629 males, 611 females, 386 married persons, 210 families, 193 married females, 193 married males, 50 widowed persons, 40 widowed females, 10 widowed males, 5.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 804 single persons under 18, 426 single males under 18, 378 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 861 French Canadians, 379 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 209 occupied houses, 204 houses, 204 houses built of wood, 201 houses of 1 story, 75 houses of 4 rooms, 48 houses of 3 rooms, 29 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 28 houses of 5 rooms, 22 houses of 2 rooms, 7 uninhabited houses, 5 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 3 houses of 2 stories, 3 houses under construction, 2 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 24,070 pounds of homemade butter, 20,343 acres of land in farms, 17,009 bushels of potatoes, 16,598 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,745 acres of improved land in farms, 2,402 chickens, 2,064 bushels of turnips, 2,043 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,611 tons of hay, 1,591 acres of farmland under crops, 1,139 acres of hay crops, 1,112 bushels of oats, 673 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 318 milk cows, 291 sheep, 249 oxen, 249 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 206 other cattle, 176 occupants of farms, 172 swine, 168 farm occupants who own their land, 161 swine slaughtered or sold, 148 acres of potatoes, 115 sheep slaughtered or sold, 111 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 67 acres of oats, 57 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 49 horses aged over 3 years, 48 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 38 ducks, 36 cattle killed or sold, 36 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 35 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 23 bushels of peas, 23 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 17 acres of turnips, 14 bushels of beans, 13 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 10 geese, 8 farm occupants who rent their land, 6 bushels of buckwheat, 6 other fowl, 5 bushels of barley, 5 bushels of corn, 4 horses aged 3 years and under, 2 turkeys. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS031019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS009018— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7587291
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Bernard,_Nova_Scotia
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). "St. Bernard, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/st-bernard-ns031019-1891/.