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. Population density was 218.6 people per square mile.
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 160 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 | 115 |
| Number of families | 115 |
| Number of females | 322 |
| Number of males | 307 |
| Number of married females | 91 |
| Number of married males | 91 |
| Number of married persons | 182 |
| Number of widowed females | 24 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 33 |
| POP F | 322 |
| POP M | 307 |
| POP TOT | 629 |
| Total population | 629 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 207 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 207 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 414 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 628 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 5 |
| Number of houses | 109 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 109 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 104 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 42 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 22 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 32 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,232 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,477 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,722 |
| Acres of hay crops | 565 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,986 |
| Acres of land in farms | 9,463 |
| Acres of oats | 157 |
| Acres of potatoes | 92 |
| Acres of turnips | 12 |
| Acres of wheat | 4 |
| BAR AC | 22 |
| BAR BU | 332 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 332 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 17 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 22 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,237 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 19 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,776 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 46 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,449 |
| BWT BU | 22 |
| CRN BU | 2 |
| HAY AC | 565 |
| HAY TONS | 789 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 168 |
| Number of chickens | 1,093 |
| Number of ducks | 15 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 97 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 10 |
| Number of geese | 41 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 9 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 90 |
| Number of milk cows | 290 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 107 |
| Number of other cattle | 160 |
| Number of other fowl | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 27 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 40 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 15 |
| Number of sheep | 550 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 374 |
| Number of swine | 91 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 97 |
| Number of turkeys | 44 |
| OAT AC | 157 |
| OAT BU | 2,237 |
| PEA BU | 19 |
| POT AC | 92 |
| POT BU | 9,776 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 64 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 68 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,789 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 23,196 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 789 |
| WHT AC | 4 |
| WHT SP BU | 46 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 22 |
| A 11 50 | 27 |
| A 201 PL | 3 |
| A 51 100 | 40 |
| BEN BU | 17 |
| BUTTER LB | 23,196 |
| CATTLE KS | 168 |
| CHEESE LB | 64 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 207 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 207 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 414 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 68 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 9 |
| DUCKS | 15 |
| FAMILIES | 115 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,789 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 41 |
| GRA BU | 3 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,093 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 90 |
| HOUSES | 109 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 17 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 104 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 42 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 14 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 8 |
| HOUSES W | 109 |
| INF 11 A | 15 |
| MD FEM | 91 |
| MD MALE | 91 |
| MD TOT | 182 |
| MILK COWS | 290 |
| NAME CD | Cape Breton |
| OC F | 10 |
| OC P | 97 |
| OC TOT | 107 |
| OTHER FOWL | 32 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 160 |
| OTHERS | 628 |
| SHEEP | 550 |
| SHEEP KS | 374 |
| SUP AM | 2,986 |
| SUP FOR | 6,477 |
| SUP JV | 32 |
| SUP PAT | 1,232 |
| SUP SC | 1,722 |
| SUP TOT | 9,463 |
| SWINE | 91 |
| SWINE KS | 97 |
| TUR AC | 12 |
| TUR BU | 1,449 |
| TURKEY | 44 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 5 |
| WID FEM | 24 |
| WID MALE | 9 |
| WID TOT | 33 |
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/.