Victoria, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Victoria was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 629. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.225°N, 60.260°W.
Population
In 1891, Victoria had a population of 629: 307 male and 322 female residents.
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Sydney N, 1881 (19.1% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Sydney Mines, T-V, 1901 (37.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Victoria shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 629 total population, 322 females, 307 males, 182 married persons, 115 families, 91 married females, 91 married males, 33 widowed persons, 24 widowed females, 9 widowed males, 5.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 414 single persons under 18, 207 single females under 18, 207 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 628 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 109 houses, 109 houses built of wood, 104 houses of 1 story, 42 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 17 houses of 4 rooms, 16 houses of 3 rooms, 16 houses of 5 rooms, 14 houses of 2 rooms, 8 uninhabited houses, 5 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 5 houses of 2 stories, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses under construction, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 23,196 pounds of homemade butter, 9,776 bushels of potatoes, 9,463 acres of land in farms, 6,477 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,986 acres of improved land in farms, 2,237 bushels of oats, 1,789 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,722 acres of farmland under crops, 1,449 bushels of turnips, 1,232 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,093 chickens, 789 tons of hay, 565 acres of hay crops, 550 sheep, 374 sheep slaughtered or sold, 332 bushels of barley, 290 milk cows, 168 cattle killed or sold, 160 other cattle, 157 acres of oats, 107 occupants of farms, 97 farm occupants who own their land, 97 swine slaughtered or sold, 92 acres of potatoes, 91 swine, 90 horses aged over 3 years, 68 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 64 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 46 bushels of spring wheat, 44 turkeys, 41 geese, 40 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 32 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 32 other fowl, 27 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 22 acres of barley, 22 bushels of buckwheat, 22 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 19 bushels of peas, 17 bushels of beans, 15 ducks, 15 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 12 acres of turnips, 10 farm occupants who rent their land, 9 horses aged 3 years and under, 4 acres of wheat, 3 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 bushels of corn. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS028025— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS028025— 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). "Victoria, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/victoria-ns028025-1891/.