Stellarton, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Stellarton was a township in Nova Scotia (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,410. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.562°N, 62.671°W.
Population
In 1891, Stellarton had a population of 2,410: 1,228 male and 1,182 female residents.
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Stellarton (part), 1901 (70.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Albion Mines (Stellarton, part), 1901 (29.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Stellarton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 158 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 | 434 |
| Number of families | 434 |
| Number of females | 1,182 |
| Number of males | 1,228 |
| Number of married females | 367 |
| Number of married males | 370 |
| Number of married persons | 737 |
| Number of widowed females | 80 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 103 |
| POP F | 1,182 |
| POP M | 1,228 |
| POP TOT | 2,410 |
| Total population | 2,410 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 735 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 835 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,570 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,408 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 432 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 12 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 419 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 159 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 265 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 60 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 8 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 71 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 79 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 169 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 432 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 27 |
Agriculture (57 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 15 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 111 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 198 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 137 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 575 |
| Acres of hay crops | 292 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 884 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,021 |
| Acres of oats | 35 |
| Acres of potatoes | 26 |
| Acres of turnips | 3 |
| Acres of wheat | 7 |
| BAR AC | 15 |
| BAR BU | 208 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 208 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 42 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 561 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 26 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,772 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 108 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 510 |
| BWT BU | 1 |
| CRN BU | 42 |
| HAY AC | 292 |
| HAY TONS | 508 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 16 |
| Number of chickens | 2,044 |
| Number of ducks | 40 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 117 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 209 |
| Number of geese | 11 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 10 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 106 |
| Number of milk cows | 174 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 326 |
| Number of other cattle | 47 |
| Number of other fowl | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 312 |
| Number of sheep | 2 |
| Number of swine | 31 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 91 |
| Number of turkeys | 26 |
| OAT AC | 35 |
| OAT BU | 561 |
| PEA BU | 26 |
| POT AC | 26 |
| POT BU | 2,772 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 8 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 11,266 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 508 |
| WHT AC | 7 |
| WHT SP BU | 108 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 11 50 | 11 |
| A 201 PL | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 2 |
| BEN BU | 2 |
| BUTTER LB | 11,266 |
| CATTLE KS | 16 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 735 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 835 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,570 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 8 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 10 |
| DUCKS | 40 |
| FAMILIES | 434 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FRN CA | 2 |
| GEESE | 11 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,044 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 106 |
| HOUSES | 432 |
| HOUSES B | 12 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 14 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 79 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 71 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 159 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 169 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 60 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 35 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 265 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 27 |
| HOUSES W | 419 |
| INF 11 A | 312 |
| MD FEM | 367 |
| MD MALE | 370 |
| MD TOT | 737 |
| MILK COWS | 174 |
| NAME CD | Pictou |
| OC F | 209 |
| OC P | 117 |
| OC TOT | 326 |
| OTHER FOWL | 3 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 47 |
| OTHERS | 2,408 |
| SHEEP | 2 |
| SUP AM | 884 |
| SUP FOR | 137 |
| SUP JV | 111 |
| SUP PAT | 198 |
| SUP SC | 575 |
| SUP TOT | 1,021 |
| SWINE | 31 |
| SWINE KS | 91 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 432 |
| TUR AC | 3 |
| TUR BU | 510 |
| TURKEY | 26 |
| WID FEM | 80 |
| WID MALE | 23 |
| WID TOT | 103 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS039026— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS039026— 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). "Stellarton, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/stellarton-ns039026-1891/.