Upper Prospect, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Upper Prospect was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 662. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.522°N, 63.785°W.
Population
In 1891, Upper Prospect had a population of 662: 368 male and 294 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 856 |
| 1881 | 1,133 |
| 1891 | 662 |
| 1901 | 455 |
| 1911 | 428 |
| 1921 | 342 |
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, Upper Prospect shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 68 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 662 total population, 368 males, 294 females, 199 married persons, 128 families, 100 married males, 99 married females, 31 widowed persons, 16 widowed males, 15 widowed females, 5.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 432 single persons under 18, 252 single males under 18, 180 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 662 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 115 houses, 115 houses built of wood, 115 occupied houses, 111 houses of 1 story, 63 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 25 houses of 5 rooms, 16 houses of 4 rooms, 6 houses of 3 rooms, 5 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses of 2 stories, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 5,656 acres of land in farms, 5,323 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,475 pounds of homemade butter, 1,287 bushels of potatoes, 360 chickens, 333 acres of improved land in farms, 320 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 300 acres of farmland under crops, 206 tons of hay, 140 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 131 sheep, 126 acres of hay crops, 92 occupants of farms, 85 bushels of turnips, 85 farm occupants who own their land, 61 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 52 milk cows, 51 ducks, 41 geese, 39 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 36 oxen, 33 other cattle, 32 swine, 30 bushels of spring wheat, 27 acres of farmland in pasture, 27 swine slaughtered or sold, 22 other fowl, 19 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 15 cattle killed or sold, 15 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 13 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 13 sheep slaughtered or sold, 10 acres of potatoes, 8 horses aged over 3 years, 7 farm occupants who rent their land, 6 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 bushels of beans, 4 turkeys, 3 acres of wheat, 2 bushels of peas, 1 acres of turnips. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS034004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS011041— 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). "Upper Prospect, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/upper-prospect-ns034004-1891/.