Weymouth, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Weymouth was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,968. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.422°N, 65.933°W.
Population
In 1891, Weymouth had a population of 1,968: 997 male and 971 female residents. Population density was 72.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,440 |
| 1881 | 1,784 |
| 1891 | 1,968 |
| 1901 | 685 |
| 1911 | 682 |
| 1921 | 632 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Weymouth, 1901 (83.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Weymouth Bridge, 1901 (16.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Weymouth shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 156 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 | 378 |
| Number of families | 378 |
| Number of females | 971 |
| Number of males | 997 |
| Number of married females | 355 |
| Number of married males | 354 |
| Number of married persons | 709 |
| Number of widowed females | 58 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 80 |
| POP F | 971 |
| POP M | 997 |
| POP TOT | 1,968 |
| Total population | 1,968 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 558 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 621 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,179 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 431 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,537 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 362 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 362 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 332 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 64 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 30 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 195 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of occupied houses | 362 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 22 |
Agriculture (57 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 4 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 320 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 7,547 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 24,095 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,342 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,357 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 13,209 |
| Acres of land in farms | 37,304 |
| Acres of oats | 109 |
| Acres of potatoes | 144 |
| Acres of turnips | 35 |
| BAR AC | 4 |
| BAR BU | 84 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 84 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 31 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 17 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 35 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,296 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 79 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 17,604 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 7,918 |
| BWT BU | 17 |
| CRN BU | 35 |
| HAY AC | 2,357 |
| HAY TONS | 2,419 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 110 |
| Number of chickens | 4,319 |
| Number of ducks | 348 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 344 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 24 |
| Number of geese | 130 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 32 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 167 |
| Number of milk cows | 459 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 368 |
| Number of other cattle | 381 |
| Number of other fowl | 16 |
| Number of oxen | 332 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 48 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 98 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 57 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 33 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 132 |
| Number of sheep | 1,342 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 506 |
| Number of swine | 276 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 399 |
| Number of turkeys | 55 |
| OAT AC | 109 |
| OAT BU | 2,296 |
| PEA BU | 79 |
| POT AC | 144 |
| POT BU | 17,604 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 387 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,756 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 38,478 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,419 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 48 |
| A 11 50 | 98 |
| A 201 PL | 33 |
| A 51 100 | 57 |
| BEN BU | 31 |
| BUTTER LB | 38,478 |
| CATTLE KS | 110 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 558 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 621 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,179 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 387 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 32 |
| DUCKS | 348 |
| FAMILIES | 378 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,756 |
| FRN CA | 431 |
| GEESE | 130 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,319 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 167 |
| HOUSES | 362 |
| HOUSES CON | 7 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 64 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 31 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 29 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 332 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 195 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 14 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 30 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 22 |
| HOUSES W | 362 |
| INF 11 A | 132 |
| MD FEM | 355 |
| MD MALE | 354 |
| MD TOT | 709 |
| MILK COWS | 459 |
| NAME CD | Digby |
| OC F | 24 |
| OC P | 344 |
| OC TOT | 368 |
| OTHER FOWL | 16 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 381 |
| OTHERS | 1,537 |
| SHEEP | 1,342 |
| SHEEP KS | 506 |
| SUP AM | 13,209 |
| SUP FOR | 24,095 |
| SUP JV | 320 |
| SUP PAT | 7,547 |
| SUP SC | 5,342 |
| SUP TOT | 37,304 |
| SWINE | 276 |
| SWINE KS | 399 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 362 |
| TUR AC | 35 |
| TUR BU | 7,918 |
| TURKEY | 55 |
| WID FEM | 58 |
| WID MALE | 22 |
| WID TOT | 80 |
| WORKING OX | 332 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS031022— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS009025— 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). "Weymouth, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/weymouth-ns031022-1891/.