Westport, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Westport was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 755. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7989577. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.256°N, 66.365°W.
Population
In 1891, Westport had a population of 755: 374 male and 381 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 733 |
| 1891 | 755 |
| 1901 | 724 |
| 1911 | 652 |
| 1921 | 561 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 133 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.30 |
| FAM NO | 175 |
| Number of families | 175 |
| Number of females | 381 |
| Number of males | 374 |
| Number of married females | 140 |
| Number of married males | 137 |
| Number of married persons | 277 |
| Number of widowed females | 29 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 45 |
| POP F | 381 |
| POP M | 374 |
| POP TOT | 755 |
| Total population | 755 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 212 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 221 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 433 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 755 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 145 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 145 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 121 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 24 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 111 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 147 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (43 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 46 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 397 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,034 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 589 |
| Acres of hay crops | 168 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,032 |
| Acres of land in farms | 2,066 |
| Acres of oats | 2 |
| Acres of potatoes | 11 |
| Acres of turnips | 4 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 993 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 524 |
| HAY AC | 168 |
| HAY TONS | 343 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 11 |
| Number of chickens | 976 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 96 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 4 |
| Number of milk cows | 81 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 99 |
| Number of other cattle | 37 |
| Number of oxen | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 42 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 48 |
| Number of sheep | 694 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 21 |
| Number of swine | 13 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 24 |
| OAT AC | 2 |
| OAT BU | 25 |
| PEA BU | 10 |
| POT AC | 11 |
| POT BU | 993 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 184 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,087 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 7,625 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 343 |
Other recorded variables (57 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 2 |
| A 11 50 | 42 |
| A 51 100 | 7 |
| BEN BU | 11 |
| BUTTER LB | 7,625 |
| CATTLE KS | 11 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 212 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 221 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 433 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 184 |
| FAMILIES | 175 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,087 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 976 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 4 |
| HOUSES | 145 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 11 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 121 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 111 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 24 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 4 |
| HOUSES W | 145 |
| INF 11 A | 48 |
| MD FEM | 140 |
| MD MALE | 137 |
| MD TOT | 277 |
| MILK COWS | 81 |
| NAME CD | Digby |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 96 |
| OC TOT | 99 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 37 |
| OTHERS | 755 |
| SHEEP | 694 |
| SHEEP KS | 21 |
| SUP AM | 1,032 |
| SUP FOR | 1,034 |
| SUP JV | 46 |
| SUP PAT | 397 |
| SUP SC | 589 |
| SUP TOT | 2,066 |
| SWINE | 13 |
| SWINE KS | 24 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 147 |
| TUR AC | 4 |
| TUR BU | 524 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 29 |
| WID MALE | 16 |
| WID TOT | 45 |
| WORKING OX | 22 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS031021— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS009024— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7989577
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). "Westport, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/westport-ns031021-1891/.