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 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 density was 26.6 people per square mile.
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 154 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.90 |
| FAM NO | 210 |
| Number of families | 210 |
| Number of females | 611 |
| Number of males | 629 |
| Number of married females | 193 |
| Number of married males | 193 |
| Number of married persons | 386 |
| Number of widowed females | 40 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 50 |
| POP F | 611 |
| POP M | 629 |
| POP TOT | 1,240 |
| Total population | 1,240 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 378 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 426 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 804 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 861 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 379 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 5 |
| Number of houses | 204 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 204 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 201 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 48 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 75 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 209 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (56 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 111 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,043 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 16,598 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,591 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,139 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,745 |
| Acres of land in farms | 20,343 |
| Acres of oats | 67 |
| Acres of potatoes | 148 |
| Acres of turnips | 17 |
| BAR BU | 5 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 14 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,112 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 23 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 17,009 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,064 |
| BWT BU | 6 |
| CRN BU | 5 |
| HAY AC | 1,139 |
| HAY TONS | 1,611 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 36 |
| Number of chickens | 2,402 |
| Number of ducks | 38 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 168 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 8 |
| Number of geese | 10 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 4 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 49 |
| Number of milk cows | 318 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 176 |
| Number of other cattle | 206 |
| Number of other fowl | 6 |
| Number of oxen | 249 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 48 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 35 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 57 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 13 |
| Number of sheep | 291 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 115 |
| Number of swine | 172 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 161 |
| Number of turkeys | 2 |
| OAT AC | 67 |
| OAT BU | 1,112 |
| PEA BU | 23 |
| POT AC | 148 |
| POT BU | 17,009 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 36 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 249 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 673 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 24,070 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,611 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 48 |
| A 11 50 | 35 |
| A 201 PL | 23 |
| A 51 100 | 57 |
| BEN BU | 14 |
| BUTTER LB | 24,070 |
| CATTLE KS | 36 |
| CHEESE LB | 36 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 378 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 426 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 804 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 249 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 4 |
| DUCKS | 38 |
| FAMILIES | 210 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 673 |
| FRN CA | 861 |
| GEESE | 10 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,402 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 49 |
| HOUSES | 204 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 28 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 75 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 201 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 29 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 48 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 22 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 7 |
| HOUSES W | 204 |
| INF 11 A | 13 |
| MD FEM | 193 |
| MD MALE | 193 |
| MD TOT | 386 |
| MILK COWS | 318 |
| NAME CD | Digby |
| OC F | 8 |
| OC P | 168 |
| OC TOT | 176 |
| OTHER FOWL | 6 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 206 |
| OTHERS | 379 |
| SHEEP | 291 |
| SHEEP KS | 115 |
| SUP AM | 3,745 |
| SUP FOR | 16,598 |
| SUP JV | 111 |
| SUP PAT | 2,043 |
| SUP SC | 1,591 |
| SUP TOT | 20,343 |
| SWINE | 172 |
| SWINE KS | 161 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 209 |
| TUR AC | 17 |
| TUR BU | 2,064 |
| TURKEY | 2 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 5 |
| WID FEM | 40 |
| WID MALE | 10 |
| WID TOT | 50 |
| WORKING OX | 249 |
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: 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). "St. Bernard, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/st-bernard-ns031019-1891/.