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 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 75 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 687 total population, 356 males, 331 females, 199 married persons, 122 families, 100 married males, 99 married females, 32 widowed persons, 23 widowed females, 9 widowed males, 5.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 456 single persons under 18, 247 single males under 18, 209 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 687 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 122 occupied houses, 121 houses, 121 houses built of wood, 116 houses of 1 story, 83 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 18 houses of 5 rooms, 14 uninhabited houses, 9 houses of 3 rooms, 6 houses of 4 rooms, 5 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 5 houses of 2 stories, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 16,358 acres of land in farms, 14,089 pounds of homemade butter, 12,226 bushels of potatoes, 11,530 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,828 acres of improved land in farms, 3,027 bushels of oats, 2,457 acres of farmland under crops, 2,310 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,000 chickens, 1,727 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,355 bushels of turnips, 1,208 tons of hay, 1,207 acres of hay crops, 808 bushels of barley, 480 sheep, 331 geese, 317 sheep slaughtered or sold, 300 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 270 other cattle, 201 milk cows, 178 acres of oats, 161 bushels of buckwheat, 135 ducks, 119 bushels of spring wheat, 117 occupants of farms, 117 swine slaughtered or sold, 99 farm occupants who own their land, 97 horses aged over 3 years, 91 cattle killed or sold, 85 acres of potatoes, 79 bushels of beans, 61 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 59 turkeys, 56 acres of barley, 54 swine, 49 oxen, 38 bushels of peas, 32 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 26 horses aged 3 years and under, 24 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 22 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 21 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 18 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 16 farm occupants who rent their land, 13 acres of wheat, 6 acres of turnips, 2 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.