Walton, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Walton was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 687. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.214°N, 63.901°W.
Population
In 1891, Walton had a population of 687: 356 male and 331 female residents. Population density was 11.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 830 |
| 1881 | 911 |
| 1891 | 687 |
| 1901 | 400 |
| 1911 | 438 |
| 1921 | 442 |
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, Walton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 153 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 122 |
| Number of families | 122 |
| Number of females | 331 |
| Number of males | 356 |
| Number of married females | 99 |
| Number of married males | 100 |
| Number of married persons | 199 |
| Number of widowed females | 23 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 32 |
| POP F | 331 |
| POP M | 356 |
| POP TOT | 687 |
| Total population | 687 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 209 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 247 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 456 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 687 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 121 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 121 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 116 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 83 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 122 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 56 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 61 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,310 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 11,530 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,457 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,207 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,828 |
| Acres of land in farms | 16,358 |
| Acres of oats | 178 |
| Acres of potatoes | 85 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 13 |
| BAR AC | 56 |
| BAR BU | 808 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 808 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 79 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 161 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,027 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 38 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 12,226 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 119 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,355 |
| BWT BU | 161 |
| HAY AC | 1,207 |
| HAY TONS | 1,208 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 91 |
| Number of chickens | 2,000 |
| Number of ducks | 135 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 99 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 16 |
| Number of geese | 331 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 26 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 97 |
| Number of milk cows | 201 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 117 |
| Number of other cattle | 270 |
| Number of oxen | 49 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 32 |
| Number of sheep | 480 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 317 |
| Number of swine | 54 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 117 |
| Number of turkeys | 59 |
| OAT AC | 178 |
| OAT BU | 3,027 |
| PEA BU | 38 |
| POT AC | 85 |
| POT BU | 12,226 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 300 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,727 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 14,089 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,208 |
| WHT AC | 13 |
| WHT SP BU | 119 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 18 |
| A 11 50 | 24 |
| A 201 PL | 21 |
| A 51 100 | 22 |
| BEN BU | 79 |
| BUTTER LB | 14,089 |
| CATTLE KS | 91 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 209 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 247 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 456 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 300 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 26 |
| DUCKS | 135 |
| FAMILIES | 122 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,727 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 331 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,000 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 97 |
| HOUSES | 121 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 6 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 116 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 83 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 9 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 14 |
| HOUSES W | 121 |
| INF 11 A | 32 |
| MD FEM | 99 |
| MD MALE | 100 |
| MD TOT | 199 |
| MILK COWS | 201 |
| NAME CD | Hants |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 16 |
| OC P | 99 |
| OC TOT | 117 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 270 |
| OTHERS | 687 |
| SHEEP | 480 |
| SHEEP KS | 317 |
| SUP AM | 4,828 |
| SUP FOR | 11,530 |
| SUP JV | 61 |
| SUP PAT | 2,310 |
| SUP SC | 2,457 |
| SUP TOT | 16,358 |
| SWINE | 54 |
| SWINE KS | 117 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 122 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 1,355 |
| TURKEY | 59 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 23 |
| WID MALE | 9 |
| WID TOT | 32 |
| WORKING OX | 49 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS035021— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS012015— 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). "Walton, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/walton-ns035021-1891/.