Stellarton, T-V, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Stellarton, T-V was a town in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,410. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3498168. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.562°N, 62.671°W.
Population
In 1891, Stellarton, T-V had a population of 2,410: 1,228 male and 1,182 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 2,410 |
| 1911 | 3,910 |
| 1921 | 5,312 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,410 total population, 1,228 males, 1,182 females, 737 married persons, 434 families, 370 married males, 367 married females, 103 widowed persons, 80 widowed females, 23 widowed males, 5.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,570 single persons under 18, 835 single males under 18, 735 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,408 persons who are not French Canadian, 2 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 432 houses, 432 occupied houses, 419 houses built of wood, 265 houses of 2 stories, 169 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 159 houses of 1 story, 79 houses of 5 rooms, 71 houses of 4 rooms, 60 houses of 3 rooms, 35 houses of 2 rooms, 27 uninhabited houses, 14 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 12 houses built of brick, 8 houses of 3 stories, 2 houses of 1 room, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses built of stone. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 11,266 pounds of homemade butter, 2,772 bushels of potatoes, 2,044 chickens, 1,021 acres of land in farms, 884 acres of improved land in farms, 575 acres of farmland under crops, 561 bushels of oats, 510 bushels of turnips, 508 tons of hay, 326 occupants of farms, 312 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 292 acres of hay crops, 209 farm occupants who rent their land, 208 bushels of barley, 198 acres of farmland in pasture, 174 milk cows, 137 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 117 farm occupants who own their land, 111 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 108 bushels of spring wheat, 106 horses aged over 3 years, 91 swine slaughtered or sold, 47 other cattle, 42 bushels of corn, 40 ducks, 35 acres of oats, 31 swine, 26 acres of potatoes, 26 bushels of peas, 26 turkeys, 16 cattle killed or sold, 15 acres of barley, 11 geese, 11 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 10 horses aged 3 years and under, 8 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 7 acres of wheat, 3 acres of turnips, 3 other fowl, 2 bushels of beans, 2 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 2 sheep, 1 bushels of buckwheat, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| George Monro Grant | 1835–1902 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS039026— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS016038— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3498168
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stellarton
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stellarton
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, T-V, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/stellarton-t-v-ns039026-1891/.