Sydney, Town—Ville, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Sydney, Town—Ville was a town in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,427. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.135°N, 60.181°W.
Population
In 1891, Sydney, Town—Ville had a population of 2,427: 1,197 male and 1,230 female residents. Population density was 283.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 2,427 |
| 1901 | 9,909 |
| 1911 | 17,723 |
| 1921 | 22,545 |
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, 1881 (12.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Sydney, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 426 |
| Number of families | 426 |
| Number of females | 1,230 |
| Number of males | 1,197 |
| Number of married females | 307 |
| Number of married males | 308 |
| Number of married persons | 615 |
| Number of widowed females | 96 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 120 |
| POP F | 1,230 |
| POP M | 1,197 |
| POP TOT | 2,427 |
| Total population | 2,427 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 827 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 865 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,692 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 24 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,403 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 12 |
| Number of houses | 412 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 412 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 234 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 51 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 159 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 19 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 75 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 48 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 187 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses under construction | 11 |
| Number of occupied houses | 424 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 15 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 37 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,336 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,922 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,905 |
| Acres of hay crops | 559 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,278 |
| Acres of land in farms | 9,200 |
| Acres of oats | 61 |
| Acres of potatoes | 153 |
| Acres of turnips | 44 |
| BAR AC | 15 |
| BAR BU | 274 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 274 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 132 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 70 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 35 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,625 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 117 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 14,006 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,871 |
| BWT BU | 70 |
| CRN BU | 35 |
| HAY AC | 559 |
| HAY TONS | 1,129 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 35 |
| Number of chickens | 6,289 |
| Number of ducks | 519 |
| Number of employees on farms | 5 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 288 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 78 |
| Number of geese | 232 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 17 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 240 |
| Number of milk cows | 275 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 371 |
| Number of other cattle | 84 |
| Number of other fowl | 211 |
| Number of oxen | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 48 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 271 |
| Number of sheep | 256 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 89 |
| Number of swine | 67 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 40 |
| Number of turkeys | 239 |
| OAT AC | 61 |
| OAT BU | 1,625 |
| PEA BU | 117 |
| POT AC | 153 |
| POT BU | 14,006 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,550 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 52 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,036 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 33,443 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,129 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 13 |
| A 11 50 | 48 |
| A 201 PL | 5 |
| A 51 100 | 34 |
| BEN BU | 132 |
| BUTTER LB | 33,443 |
| CATTLE KS | 35 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,550 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 827 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 865 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,692 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 52 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 17 |
| DUCKS | 519 |
| FAMILIES | 426 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,036 |
| FRN CA | 24 |
| GEESE | 232 |
| GRA BU | 8 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 6,289 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 240 |
| HOUSES | 412 |
| HOUSES CON | 11 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 51 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 48 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 75 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 234 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 187 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 13 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 27 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 19 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 11 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 159 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 20 |
| HOUSES W | 412 |
| INF 11 A | 271 |
| MD FEM | 307 |
| MD MALE | 308 |
| MD TOT | 615 |
| MILK COWS | 275 |
| NAME CD | Cape Breton |
| OC E | 5 |
| OC F | 78 |
| OC P | 288 |
| OC TOT | 371 |
| OTHER FOWL | 211 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 84 |
| OTHERS | 2,403 |
| SHEEP | 256 |
| SHEEP KS | 89 |
| SUP AM | 3,278 |
| SUP FOR | 5,922 |
| SUP JV | 37 |
| SUP PAT | 1,336 |
| SUP SC | 1,905 |
| SUP TOT | 9,200 |
| SWINE | 67 |
| SWINE KS | 40 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 424 |
| TUR AC | 44 |
| TUR BU | 2,871 |
| TURKEY | 239 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 12 |
| WID FEM | 96 |
| WID MALE | 24 |
| WID TOT | 120 |
| WORKING OX | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS028021— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS006028— 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, Town—Ville, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/sydney-town-ville-ns028021-1891/.