St. Joseph, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
St. Joseph was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,446. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.556°N, 62.120°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Joseph had a population of 1,446: 714 male and 732 female residents. Population density was 22.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,700 |
| 1891 | 1,446 |
| 1901 | 1,285 |
| 1911 | 923 |
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. Joseph shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 157 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.10 |
| FAM NO | 237 |
| Number of families | 237 |
| Number of females | 732 |
| Number of males | 714 |
| Number of married females | 175 |
| Number of married males | 169 |
| Number of married persons | 344 |
| Number of widowed females | 59 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 84 |
| POP F | 732 |
| POP M | 714 |
| POP TOT | 1,446 |
| Total population | 1,446 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 498 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 520 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,018 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,446 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 226 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 226 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 8 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 225 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 56 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 63 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 42 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 23 |
| Number of occupied houses | 226 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 35 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 30 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 8,675 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,844 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 7,187 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,992 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 15,892 |
| Acres of land in farms | 26,736 |
| Acres of oats | 1,078 |
| Acres of potatoes | 262 |
| Acres of turnips | 10 |
| Acres of wheat | 182 |
| BAR AC | 35 |
| BAR BU | 409 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 409 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 42 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,308 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 11,752 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 31 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 21,176 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,642 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,061 |
| BWT BU | 2,308 |
| CRN BU | 15 |
| HAY AC | 3,992 |
| HAY TONS | 3,529 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 518 |
| Number of chickens | 2,240 |
| Number of ducks | 6 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 238 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 6 |
| Number of geese | 148 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 86 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 271 |
| Number of milk cows | 980 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 244 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,353 |
| Number of other fowl | 12 |
| Number of oxen | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 74 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 110 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 19 |
| Number of sheep | 2,233 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,271 |
| Number of swine | 259 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 296 |
| Number of turkeys | 28 |
| OAT AC | 1,078 |
| OAT BU | 11,752 |
| PEA BU | 31 |
| POT AC | 262 |
| POT BU | 21,176 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 16,278 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 141 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 7,169 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 32,645 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,529 |
| WHT AC | 182 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,642 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 74 |
| A 11 50 | 29 |
| A 201 PL | 12 |
| A 51 100 | 110 |
| BEN BU | 42 |
| BUTTER LB | 32,645 |
| CATTLE KS | 518 |
| CHEESE LB | 16,278 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 498 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 520 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,018 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 141 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 86 |
| DUCKS | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 237 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 7,169 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 148 |
| GRA BU | 11 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,240 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 271 |
| HOUSES | 226 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 42 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 63 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 225 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 23 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 56 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 34 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 7 |
| HOUSES W | 226 |
| INF 11 A | 19 |
| MD FEM | 175 |
| MD MALE | 169 |
| MD TOT | 344 |
| MILK COWS | 980 |
| NAME CD | Antigonish |
| OC F | 6 |
| OC P | 238 |
| OC TOT | 244 |
| OTHER FOWL | 12 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,353 |
| OTHERS | 1,446 |
| SHEEP | 2,233 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,271 |
| SUP AM | 15,892 |
| SUP FOR | 10,844 |
| SUP JV | 30 |
| SUP PAT | 8,675 |
| SUP SC | 7,187 |
| SUP TOT | 26,736 |
| SWINE | 259 |
| SWINE KS | 296 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 226 |
| TUR AC | 10 |
| TUR BU | 1,061 |
| TURKEY | 28 |
| WID FEM | 59 |
| WID MALE | 25 |
| WID TOT | 84 |
| WORKING OX | 22 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS027015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS038014— 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. Joseph, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/st-joseph-ns027015-1891/.