Victoria, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Victoria was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 843. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.710°N, 63.676°W.
Population
In 1891, Victoria had a population of 843: 433 male and 410 female residents. Population density was 14.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 952 |
| 1891 | 843 |
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, Victoria shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 157 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 164 |
| Number of families | 164 |
| Number of females | 410 |
| Number of males | 433 |
| Number of married females | 136 |
| Number of married males | 135 |
| Number of married persons | 271 |
| Number of widowed females | 27 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 49 |
| POP F | 410 |
| POP M | 433 |
| POP TOT | 843 |
| Total population | 843 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 247 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 276 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 523 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 843 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 160 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 159 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 158 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 83 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 160 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 47 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 84 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,624 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 12,905 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,401 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,023 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 10,108 |
| Acres of land in farms | 23,013 |
| Acres of oats | 474 |
| Acres of potatoes | 113 |
| Acres of turnips | 13 |
| Acres of wheat | 361 |
| BAR AC | 47 |
| BAR BU | 778 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 778 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,455 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 46 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,941 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 38 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 13,743 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,564 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,206 |
| BWT BU | 2,455 |
| CRN BU | 10 |
| HAY AC | 3,023 |
| HAY TONS | 2,515 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 394 |
| Number of chickens | 2,402 |
| Number of ducks | 27 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 161 |
| Number of geese | 115 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 68 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 234 |
| Number of milk cows | 454 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 161 |
| Number of other cattle | 695 |
| Number of oxen | 80 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 40 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 27 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 67 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 2 |
| Number of sheep | 1,160 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 728 |
| Number of swine | 110 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 428 |
| Number of turkeys | 49 |
| OAT AC | 474 |
| OAT BU | 5,941 |
| PEA BU | 38 |
| POT AC | 113 |
| POT BU | 13,743 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 315 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 134 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,324 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 33,202 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,515 |
| WHT AC | 361 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,564 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 40 |
| A 11 50 | 27 |
| A 201 PL | 25 |
| A 51 100 | 67 |
| BEN BU | 20 |
| BUTTER LB | 33,202 |
| CATTLE KS | 394 |
| CHEESE LB | 315 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 247 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 276 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 523 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 134 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 68 |
| DUCKS | 27 |
| FAMILIES | 164 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 4,324 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 115 |
| GRA BU | 46 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,402 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 234 |
| HOUSES | 160 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 11 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 26 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 158 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 83 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 5 |
| HOUSES W | 159 |
| INF 11 A | 2 |
| MD FEM | 136 |
| MD MALE | 135 |
| MD TOT | 271 |
| MILK COWS | 454 |
| NAME CD | Cumberland |
| OC P | 161 |
| OC TOT | 161 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 695 |
| OTHERS | 843 |
| SHEEP | 1,160 |
| SHEEP KS | 728 |
| SUP AM | 10,108 |
| SUP FOR | 12,905 |
| SUP JV | 84 |
| SUP PAT | 4,624 |
| SUP SC | 5,401 |
| SUP TOT | 23,013 |
| SWINE | 110 |
| SWINE KS | 428 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 160 |
| TUR AC | 13 |
| TUR BU | 2,206 |
| TURKEY | 49 |
| WID FEM | 27 |
| WID MALE | 22 |
| WID TOT | 49 |
| WORKING OX | 80 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS030016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS030016— 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-ns030016-1891/.