Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Sydney Mines was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,446. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.243°N, 60.233°W.
Population
In 1891, Sydney Mines had a population of 2,446: 1,212 male and 1,234 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 N, 1881 (31.7% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Sydney Mines, T-V, 1901 (62.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Sydney Mines shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 137 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 | 436 |
| Number of families | 436 |
| Number of females | 1,234 |
| Number of males | 1,212 |
| Number of married females | 356 |
| Number of married males | 352 |
| Number of married persons | 708 |
| Number of widowed females | 82 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 103 |
| POP F | 1,234 |
| POP M | 1,212 |
| POP TOT | 2,446 |
| Total population | 2,446 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 796 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 839 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,635 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,446 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 435 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 25 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 11 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 399 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 399 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 36 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 247 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 129 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 435 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (45 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 9 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 76 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 726 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 77 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 600 |
| Acres of hay crops | 516 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,402 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,479 |
| Acres of oats | 14 |
| Acres of potatoes | 70 |
| Acres of turnips | 8 |
| BAR AC | 9 |
| BAR BU | 120 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 120 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 215 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,240 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 659 |
| HAY AC | 516 |
| HAY TONS | 578 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 3 |
| Number of chickens | 453 |
| Number of ducks | 17 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 55 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 96 |
| Number of geese | 71 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 2 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 231 |
| Number of milk cows | 207 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 151 |
| Number of other cattle | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 125 |
| Number of sheep | 35 |
| Number of swine | 72 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 71 |
| Number of turkeys | 3 |
| OAT AC | 14 |
| OAT BU | 215 |
| POT AC | 70 |
| POT BU | 7,240 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 140 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 2,350 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 578 |
Other recorded variables (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 2 |
| A 11 50 | 20 |
| A 51 100 | 4 |
| BUTTER LB | 2,350 |
| CATTLE KS | 3 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 796 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 839 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,635 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 140 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 2 |
| DUCKS | 17 |
| FAMILIES | 436 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 71 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 453 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 231 |
| HOUSES | 435 |
| HOUSES B | 25 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 38 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 247 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 399 |
| HOUSES S | 11 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 129 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 36 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 3 |
| HOUSES W | 399 |
| INF 11 A | 125 |
| MD FEM | 356 |
| MD MALE | 352 |
| MD TOT | 708 |
| MILK COWS | 207 |
| NAME CD | Cape Breton |
| OC F | 96 |
| OC P | 55 |
| OC TOT | 151 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 31 |
| OTHERS | 2,446 |
| SHEEP | 35 |
| SUP AM | 1,402 |
| SUP FOR | 77 |
| SUP JV | 76 |
| SUP PAT | 726 |
| SUP SC | 600 |
| SUP TOT | 1,479 |
| SWINE | 72 |
| SWINE KS | 71 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 435 |
| TUR AC | 8 |
| TUR BU | 659 |
| TURKEY | 3 |
| WID FEM | 82 |
| WID MALE | 21 |
| WID TOT | 103 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS028023— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS028023— 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 Mines, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/sydney-mines-ns028023-1891/.