Sydney Mines, T-V, Nova Scotia (1891 census)

Sydney Mines, T-V was a town in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,446. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7660041. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.243°N, 60.233°W.

Population

In 1891, Sydney Mines, T-V had a population of 2,446: 1,212 male and 1,234 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

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.

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, T-V shared boundaries with:

• Little Bras d'Or
• Victoria

Full census record, 1891

The 1891 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.

Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,446 total population, 1,234 females, 1,212 males, 708 married persons, 436 families, 356 married females, 352 married males, 103 widowed persons, 82 widowed females, 21 widowed males, 5.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)

Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,635 single persons under 18, 839 single males under 18, 796 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,446 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 435 houses, 435 occupied houses, 399 houses built of wood, 399 houses of 1 story, 247 houses of 4 rooms, 129 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 38 houses of 5 rooms, 36 houses of 2 stories, 25 houses built of brick, 15 houses of 3 rooms, 11 houses built of stone, 5 houses under construction, 4 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 uninhabited houses, 2 houses of 2 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)

Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 7,240 bushels of potatoes, 2,350 pounds of homemade butter, 1,479 acres of land in farms, 1,402 acres of improved land in farms, 726 acres of farmland in pasture, 659 bushels of turnips, 600 acres of farmland under crops, 578 tons of hay, 516 acres of hay crops, 453 chickens, 231 horses aged over 3 years, 215 bushels of oats, 207 milk cows, 151 occupants of farms, 140 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 125 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 120 bushels of barley, 96 farm occupants who rent their land, 77 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 76 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 72 swine, 71 geese, 71 swine slaughtered or sold, 70 acres of potatoes, 55 farm occupants who own their land, 35 sheep, 31 other cattle, 20 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 17 ducks, 14 acres of oats, 9 acres of barley, 8 acres of turnips, 4 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 3 cattle killed or sold, 3 turkeys, 2 horses aged 3 years and under, 2 persons living on farms between 101 and 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 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.

Identifiers

• TCP UID: NS028023 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_NS006010 — computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years
• Wikidata: Q7660041
• Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Mines

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, T-V, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/sydney-mines-t-v-ns028023-1891/.