Wentworth, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Wentworth was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 745. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.633°N, 63.549°W.
Population
In 1891, Wentworth had a population of 745: 382 male and 363 female residents. Population density was 9.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,146 |
| 1881 | 735 |
| 1891 | 745 |
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, Wentworth shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 149 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 143 |
| Number of families | 143 |
| Number of females | 363 |
| Number of males | 382 |
| Number of married females | 123 |
| Number of married males | 124 |
| Number of married persons | 247 |
| Number of widowed females | 25 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 40 |
| POP F | 363 |
| POP M | 382 |
| POP TOT | 745 |
| Total population | 745 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 215 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 243 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 458 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 745 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 143 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 143 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 44 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 99 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 81 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 143 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (57 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 12 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 57 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,434 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 17,511 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,255 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,095 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,746 |
| Acres of land in farms | 23,257 |
| Acres of oats | 387 |
| Acres of potatoes | 100 |
| Acres of turnips | 8 |
| Acres of wheat | 188 |
| BAR AC | 12 |
| BAR BU | 212 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 212 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 27 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,068 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,719 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,970 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,574 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,199 |
| BWT BU | 3,068 |
| HAY AC | 2,095 |
| HAY TONS | 2,344 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 128 |
| Number of chickens | 2,324 |
| Number of ducks | 81 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 135 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 10 |
| Number of geese | 252 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 24 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 189 |
| Number of milk cows | 464 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 145 |
| Number of other cattle | 605 |
| Number of other fowl | 1 |
| Number of oxen | 104 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 37 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 49 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 24 |
| Number of sheep | 832 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 345 |
| Number of swine | 213 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 195 |
| Number of turkeys | 359 |
| OAT AC | 387 |
| OAT BU | 6,719 |
| POT AC | 100 |
| POT BU | 11,970 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 416 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,812 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 28,701 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,344 |
| WHT AC | 188 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,574 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 37 |
| A 11 50 | 7 |
| A 201 PL | 28 |
| A 51 100 | 49 |
| BEN BU | 27 |
| BUTTER LB | 28,701 |
| CATTLE KS | 128 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 215 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 243 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 458 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 416 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 24 |
| DUCKS | 81 |
| FAMILIES | 143 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,812 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 252 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,324 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 189 |
| HOUSES | 143 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 30 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 44 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 81 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 15 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 99 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 2 |
| HOUSES W | 143 |
| INF 11 A | 24 |
| MD FEM | 123 |
| MD MALE | 124 |
| MD TOT | 247 |
| MILK COWS | 464 |
| NAME CD | Cumberland |
| OC F | 10 |
| OC P | 135 |
| OC TOT | 145 |
| OTHER FOWL | 1 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 605 |
| OTHERS | 745 |
| SHEEP | 832 |
| SHEEP KS | 345 |
| SUP AM | 5,746 |
| SUP FOR | 17,511 |
| SUP JV | 57 |
| SUP PAT | 2,434 |
| SUP SC | 3,255 |
| SUP TOT | 23,257 |
| SWINE | 213 |
| SWINE KS | 195 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 143 |
| TUR AC | 8 |
| TUR BU | 1,199 |
| TURKEY | 359 |
| WID FEM | 25 |
| WID MALE | 15 |
| WID TOT | 40 |
| WORKING OX | 104 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS030019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS030019— 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). "Wentworth, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/wentworth-ns030019-1891/.