Tiverton, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Tiverton was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 513. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7810395. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.344°N, 66.257°W.
Population
In 1891, Tiverton had a population of 513: 274 male and 239 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 505 |
| 1891 | 513 |
| 1901 | 542 |
| 1911 | 606 |
| 1921 | 522 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Tiverton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 66 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 513 total population, 274 males, 239 females, 191 married persons, 103 families, 96 married females, 95 married males, 27 widowed persons, 18 widowed females, 9 widowed males, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 295 single persons under 18, 170 single males under 18, 125 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 513 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 94 occupied houses, 93 houses, 93 houses built of wood, 93 houses of 1 story, 44 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 18 houses of 4 rooms, 15 houses of 5 rooms, 13 houses of 3 rooms, 4 houses under construction, 2 houses of 2 rooms, 2 uninhabited houses, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 7,554 pounds of homemade butter, 3,416 acres of land in farms, 2,720 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,215 bushels of potatoes, 861 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 746 chickens, 696 acres of improved land in farms, 542 bushels of turnips, 398 acres of farmland under crops, 371 acres of hay crops, 368 tons of hay, 297 acres of farmland in pasture, 295 sheep, 131 sheep slaughtered or sold, 87 occupants of farms, 85 farm occupants who own their land, 82 milk cows, 66 other cattle, 53 oxen, 45 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 31 cattle killed or sold, 24 geese, 23 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 17 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 16 acres of potatoes, 16 swine slaughtered or sold, 10 ducks, 8 swine, 7 bushels of beans, 6 bushels of oats, 6 horses aged over 3 years, 6 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 4 acres of turnips, 4 bushels of corn, 3 bushels of peas, 2 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 1 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS031020— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS009023— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7810395
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiverton,_Nova_Scotia
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). "Tiverton, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/tiverton-ns031020-1891/.