Trout Brook, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Trout Brook was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 902. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.955°N, 60.173°W.
Population
In 1891, Trout Brook had a population of 902: 426 male and 476 female residents. Population density was 16.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 881 |
| 1891 | 902 |
| 1901 | 674 |
| 1911 | 571 |
| 1921 | 419 |
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, Trout Brook shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 141 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6 |
| FAM NO | 150 |
| Number of families | 150 |
| Number of females | 476 |
| Number of males | 426 |
| Number of married females | 115 |
| Number of married males | 114 |
| Number of married persons | 229 |
| Number of widowed females | 29 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 43 |
| POP F | 476 |
| POP M | 426 |
| POP TOT | 902 |
| Total population | 902 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 332 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 298 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 630 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 902 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 150 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 150 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 143 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 7 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 86 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 150 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (49 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 16 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 18 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,803 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 13,068 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,205 |
| Acres of hay crops | 842 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 8,026 |
| Acres of land in farms | 21,094 |
| Acres of oats | 398 |
| Acres of potatoes | 210 |
| Acres of turnips | 11 |
| BAR AC | 16 |
| BAR BU | 181 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 181 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,770 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 15,517 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 584 |
| HAY AC | 842 |
| HAY TONS | 917 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 172 |
| Number of chickens | 1,258 |
| Number of ducks | 6 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 149 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of geese | 7 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 18 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 121 |
| Number of milk cows | 461 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 150 |
| Number of other cattle | 326 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 72 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 62 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 4 |
| Number of sheep | 1,007 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 438 |
| Number of swine | 32 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 83 |
| OAT AC | 398 |
| OAT BU | 3,770 |
| POT AC | 210 |
| POT BU | 15,517 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 394 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,981 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 22,740 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 917 |
Other recorded variables (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 72 |
| A 11 50 | 5 |
| A 201 PL | 7 |
| A 51 100 | 62 |
| BUTTER LB | 22,740 |
| CATTLE KS | 172 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 332 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 298 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 630 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 394 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 18 |
| DUCKS | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 150 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,981 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 7 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,258 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 121 |
| HOUSES | 150 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 28 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 28 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 143 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 86 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 7 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 2 |
| HOUSES W | 150 |
| INF 11 A | 4 |
| MD FEM | 115 |
| MD MALE | 114 |
| MD TOT | 229 |
| MILK COWS | 461 |
| NAME CD | Cape Breton |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 149 |
| OC TOT | 150 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 326 |
| OTHERS | 902 |
| SHEEP | 1,007 |
| SHEEP KS | 438 |
| SUP AM | 8,026 |
| SUP FOR | 13,068 |
| SUP JV | 18 |
| SUP PAT | 5,803 |
| SUP SC | 2,205 |
| SUP TOT | 21,094 |
| SWINE | 32 |
| SWINE KS | 83 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 150 |
| TUR AC | 11 |
| TUR BU | 584 |
| WID FEM | 29 |
| WID MALE | 14 |
| WID TOT | 43 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS028024— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS006027— 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). "Trout Brook, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/trout-brook-ns028024-1891/.