Summerside, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Summerside was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,513. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.403°N, 64.476°W.
Population
In 1891, Summerside had a population of 1,513: 762 male and 751 female residents. Population density was 60.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,454 |
| 1891 | 1,513 |
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 Bridgewater, East—Est, 1901 (91.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Summerside shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 161 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.80 |
| FAM NO | 260 |
| Number of families | 260 |
| Number of females | 751 |
| Number of males | 762 |
| Number of married females | 251 |
| Number of married males | 251 |
| Number of married persons | 502 |
| Number of widowed females | 55 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 73 |
| POP F | 751 |
| POP M | 762 |
| POP TOT | 1,513 |
| Total population | 1,513 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 445 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 493 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 938 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,513 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 259 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 259 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 252 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 7 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 168 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 260 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 75 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 113 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,714 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,279 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,865 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,589 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,692 |
| Acres of land in farms | 15,971 |
| Acres of oats | 53 |
| Acres of potatoes | 89 |
| Acres of turnips | 13 |
| Acres of wheat | 8 |
| BAR AC | 75 |
| BAR BU | 1,917 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,917 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 119 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 106 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,385 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,675 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 729 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 155 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,502 |
| BWT BU | 106 |
| CRN BU | 12 |
| HAY AC | 1,589 |
| HAY TONS | 1,533 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 128 |
| Number of chickens | 2,115 |
| Number of ducks | 118 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 218 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 23 |
| Number of geese | 169 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 14 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 67 |
| Number of milk cows | 363 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 241 |
| Number of other cattle | 430 |
| Number of oxen | 267 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 71 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 45 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 79 |
| Number of sheep | 1,242 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 411 |
| Number of swine | 305 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 211 |
| Number of turkeys | 15 |
| OAT AC | 53 |
| OAT BU | 1,385 |
| PEA BU | 32 |
| POT AC | 89 |
| POT BU | 10,675 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,632 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 22,149 |
| RYE BU | 729 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,533 |
| WHT AC | 8 |
| WHT SP BU | 155 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 32 |
| A 11 50 | 71 |
| A 201 PL | 14 |
| A 51 100 | 45 |
| BEN BU | 119 |
| BUTTER LB | 22,149 |
| CATTLE KS | 128 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 445 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 493 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 938 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,632 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 14 |
| DUCKS | 118 |
| FAMILIES | 260 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.80 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 169 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,115 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 67 |
| HOUSES | 259 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 15 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 26 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 252 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 168 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 10 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 7 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 5 |
| HOUSES W | 259 |
| INF 11 A | 79 |
| MD FEM | 251 |
| MD MALE | 251 |
| MD TOT | 502 |
| MILK COWS | 363 |
| NAME CD | Lunenburg |
| OC F | 23 |
| OC P | 218 |
| OC TOT | 241 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 430 |
| OTHERS | 1,513 |
| SHEEP | 1,242 |
| SHEEP KS | 411 |
| SUP AM | 5,692 |
| SUP FOR | 10,279 |
| SUP JV | 113 |
| SUP PAT | 3,714 |
| SUP SC | 1,865 |
| SUP TOT | 15,971 |
| SWINE | 305 |
| SWINE KS | 211 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 260 |
| TUR AC | 13 |
| TUR BU | 2,502 |
| TURKEY | 15 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 55 |
| WID MALE | 18 |
| WID TOT | 73 |
| WORKING OX | 267 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS038012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS038012— 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). "Summerside, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/summerside-ns038012-1891/.