Sydney Forks, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Sydney Forks was a township in Nova Scotia (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,230. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.064°N, 60.226°W.
Population
In 1891, Sydney Forks had a population of 1,230: 629 male and 601 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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Sydney, 1881 (87.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Sydney Forks shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 163 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 | 200 |
| Number of families | 200 |
| Number of females | 601 |
| Number of males | 629 |
| Number of married females | 155 |
| Number of married males | 154 |
| Number of married persons | 309 |
| Number of widowed females | 40 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 58 |
| POP F | 601 |
| POP M | 629 |
| POP TOT | 1,230 |
| Total population | 1,230 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 406 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 457 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 863 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,230 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 200 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 200 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 150 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 46 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 66 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 84 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of occupied houses | 200 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 19 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 31 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 55 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,207 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 17,523 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,925 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,356 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,187 |
| Acres of land in farms | 24,710 |
| Acres of oats | 405 |
| Acres of potatoes | 187 |
| Acres of turnips | 15 |
| Acres of wheat | 3 |
| BAR AC | 31 |
| BAR BU | 294 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 294 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 33 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,978 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 20,128 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,225 |
| BWT BU | 32 |
| HAY AC | 1,356 |
| HAY TONS | 1,771 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 350 |
| Number of chickens | 1,923 |
| Number of ducks | 47 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 201 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 5 |
| Number of geese | 125 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 43 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 192 |
| Number of milk cows | 666 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 207 |
| Number of other cattle | 449 |
| Number of oxen | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 53 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 80 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 23 |
| Number of sheep | 1,435 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 766 |
| Number of swine | 108 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 120 |
| Number of turkeys | 45 |
| OAT AC | 405 |
| OAT BU | 4,978 |
| PEA BU | 9 |
| POT AC | 187 |
| POT BU | 20,128 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 883 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 365 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,144 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 28,856 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,771 |
| WHT AC | 3 |
| WHT SP BU | 16 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 53 |
| A 11 50 | 29 |
| A 201 PL | 22 |
| A 51 100 | 80 |
| BEN BU | 33 |
| BUTTER LB | 28,856 |
| CATTLE KS | 350 |
| CHEESE LB | 883 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 406 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 457 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 863 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 365 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 43 |
| DUCKS | 47 |
| FAMILIES | 200 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 5,144 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 125 |
| GRA BU | 5 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,923 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 192 |
| HOUSES | 200 |
| HOUSES CON | 7 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 32 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 66 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 150 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 84 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 46 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 19 |
| HOUSES W | 200 |
| INF 11 A | 23 |
| MD FEM | 155 |
| MD MALE | 154 |
| MD TOT | 309 |
| MILK COWS | 666 |
| NAME CD | Cape Breton |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 5 |
| OC P | 201 |
| OC TOT | 207 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 449 |
| OTHERS | 1,230 |
| SHEEP | 1,435 |
| SHEEP KS | 766 |
| SUP AM | 7,187 |
| SUP FOR | 17,523 |
| SUP JV | 55 |
| SUP PAT | 3,207 |
| SUP SC | 3,925 |
| SUP TOT | 24,710 |
| SWINE | 108 |
| SWINE KS | 120 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 200 |
| TUR AC | 15 |
| TUR BU | 2,225 |
| TURKEY | 45 |
| WID FEM | 40 |
| WID MALE | 18 |
| WID TOT | 58 |
| WORKING OX | 6 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS028022— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS028022— 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). "Sydney Forks, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/sydney-forks-ns028022-1891/.