Truro, Town—Ville, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Truro, Town—Ville 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, Town—Ville had a population of 5,102: 2,427 male and 2,675 female residents. Population density was 479.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 174 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 934 |
| Number of families | 934 |
| Number of females | 2,675 |
| Number of males | 2,427 |
| Number of married females | 855 |
| Number of married males | 863 |
| Number of married persons | 1,718 |
| Number of widowed females | 169 |
| Number of widowed males | 31 |
| Number of widowed persons | 200 |
| POP F | 2,675 |
| POP M | 2,427 |
| POP TOT | 5,102 |
| Total population | 5,102 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,651 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,533 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,184 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 14 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 5,088 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 7 |
| Number of houses | 892 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 4 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 888 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 7 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 546 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 111 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 330 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 15 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 66 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 90 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 525 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses under construction | 11 |
| Number of occupied houses | 899 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 29 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 23 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 45 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,002 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,349 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,053 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,143 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,100 |
| Acres of land in farms | 14,449 |
| Acres of oats | 128 |
| Acres of potatoes | 99 |
| Acres of turnips | 22 |
| Acres of wheat | 7 |
| BAR AC | 23 |
| BAR BU | 707 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 707 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 219 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 277 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 114 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,819 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 215 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 15,758 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 85 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,747 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 10 |
| BWT BU | 277 |
| CRN BU | 114 |
| HAY AC | 1,143 |
| HAY TONS | 2,109 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 84 |
| Number of chickens | 3,796 |
| Number of ducks | 18 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 221 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 26 |
| Number of geese | 14 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 77 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 430 |
| Number of milk cows | 481 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 247 |
| Number of other cattle | 161 |
| Number of other fowl | 15 |
| Number of oxen | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 38 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 149 |
| Number of sheep | 78 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 26 |
| Number of swine | 166 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 114 |
| Number of turkeys | 29 |
| OAT AC | 128 |
| OAT BU | 3,819 |
| PEA BU | 215 |
| POT AC | 99 |
| POT BU | 15,758 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 36 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 28 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 227 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 33,178 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,109 |
| WHT AC | 7 |
| WHT FALL BU | 10 |
| WHT SP BU | 85 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 29 |
| A 11 50 | 38 |
| A 201 PL | 9 |
| A 51 100 | 22 |
| BEN BU | 219 |
| BUTTER LB | 33,178 |
| CATTLE KS | 84 |
| CHEESE LB | 36 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,651 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,533 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 3,184 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 28 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 77 |
| DUCKS | 18 |
| FAMILIES | 934 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 227 |
| FRN CA | 14 |
| GEESE | 14 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,796 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 430 |
| HOUSES | 892 |
| HOUSES B | 4 |
| HOUSES CON | 11 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 111 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 90 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 66 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 546 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 525 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 20 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 41 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 15 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 32 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 330 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 29 |
| HOUSES W | 888 |
| INF 11 A | 149 |
| MD FEM | 855 |
| MD MALE | 863 |
| MD TOT | 1,718 |
| MILK COWS | 481 |
| NAME CD | Colchester |
| OC F | 26 |
| OC P | 221 |
| OC TOT | 247 |
| OTHER FOWL | 15 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 161 |
| OTHERS | 5,088 |
| SHEEP | 78 |
| SHEEP KS | 26 |
| SUP AM | 4,100 |
| SUP FOR | 10,349 |
| SUP JV | 45 |
| SUP PAT | 2,002 |
| SUP SC | 2,053 |
| SUP TOT | 14,449 |
| SWINE | 166 |
| SWINE KS | 114 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 899 |
| TUR AC | 22 |
| TUR BU | 4,747 |
| TURKEY | 29 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 7 |
| WID FEM | 169 |
| WID MALE | 31 |
| WID TOT | 200 |
| WORKING OX | 11 |
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, Town—Ville, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/truro-town-ville-ns029020-1891/.