Truro, T-V, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Truro, T-V was a town in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 5,102. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q283064. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.378°N, 63.267°W.
Population
In 1891, Truro, T-V had a population of 5,102: 2,427 male and 2,675 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,998 |
| 1881 | 3,461 |
| 1891 | 5,102 |
| 1901 | 5,993 |
| 1911 | 6,107 |
| 1921 | 7,562 |
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, Truro, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 86 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 5,102 total population, 2,675 females, 2,427 males, 1,718 married persons, 934 families, 863 married males, 855 married females, 200 widowed persons, 169 widowed females, 31 widowed males, 5.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 3,184 single persons under 18, 1,651 single females under 18, 1,533 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 5,088 persons who are not French Canadian, 14 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 899 occupied houses, 892 houses, 888 houses built of wood, 546 houses of 1 story, 525 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 330 houses of 2 stories, 111 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 90 houses of 5 rooms, 66 houses of 4 rooms, 41 houses of 3 rooms, 32 houses of 2 rooms, 29 uninhabited houses, 20 houses of over 15 rooms, 15 houses of 3 stories, 11 houses under construction, 7 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 7 houses of 1 room, 4 houses built of brick, 1 houses of more than 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 33,178 pounds of homemade butter, 15,758 bushels of potatoes, 14,449 acres of land in farms, 10,349 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,747 bushels of turnips, 4,100 acres of improved land in farms, 3,819 bushels of oats, 3,796 chickens, 2,109 tons of hay, 2,053 acres of farmland under crops, 2,002 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,143 acres of hay crops, 707 bushels of barley, 481 milk cows, 430 horses aged over 3 years, 277 bushels of buckwheat, 247 occupants of farms, 227 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 221 farm occupants who own their land, 219 bushels of beans, 215 bushels of peas, 166 swine, 161 other cattle, 149 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 128 acres of oats, 114 bushels of corn, 114 swine slaughtered or sold, 99 acres of potatoes, 85 bushels of spring wheat, 84 cattle killed or sold, 78 sheep, 77 horses aged 3 years and under, 45 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 38 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 36 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 29 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 29 turkeys, 28 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 26 farm occupants who rent their land, 26 sheep slaughtered or sold, 23 acres of barley, 22 acres of turnips, 22 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 18 ducks, 15 other fowl, 14 geese, 11 oxen, 10 bushels of winter wheat, 9 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 7 acres of wheat, 2 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 6 people connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Sir Adams George Archibald | 1814–1892 | born and died here |
| Peter Wilmot | 1824–1932 | died here |
| Rémi Benoît | 1842–1919 | died here |
| John Stanfield | 1868–1934 | died here |
| Daniel Isaac Vernon Eaton | 1869–1917 | born here |
| Frank Stanfield | 1872–1931 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS029020— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS007026— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q283064
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truro,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truro_(Nouvelle-%C3%89cosse)
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). "Truro, T-V, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/truro-t-v-ns029020-1891/.