Windsor (Court House), Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Windsor (Court House) was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,477. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1973829. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.985°N, 64.135°W.
Population
In 1891, Windsor (Court House) had a population of 2,477: 1,163 male and 1,314 female residents.
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Windsor, T-V, 1881 (11.1% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Windsor, T-V, 1901 (11.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Windsor (Court House) shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,477 total population, 1,314 females, 1,163 males, 764 married persons, 461 families, 383 married males, 381 married females, 127 widowed persons, 97 widowed females, 30 widowed males, 5.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,586 single persons under 18, 836 single females under 18, 750 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,476 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 425 occupied houses, 424 houses, 423 houses built of wood, 265 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 224 houses of 2 stories, 139 houses of 1 story, 57 houses of 3 stories, 51 houses of 5 rooms, 44 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 39 houses of 4 rooms, 13 houses of over 15 rooms, 6 houses of 2 rooms, 6 houses of 3 rooms, 6 houses under construction, 4 houses of more than 3 stories, 4 uninhabited houses, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses built of stone. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 31,674 acres of land in farms, 28,852 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 18,044 pounds of homemade butter, 9,103 bushels of turnips, 4,960 bushels of potatoes, 4,425 bushels of oats, 2,822 acres of improved land in farms, 1,907 acres of farmland under crops, 1,497 chickens, 969 tons of hay, 815 acres of farmland in pasture, 691 acres of hay crops, 603 bushels of barley, 224 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 212 milk cows, 196 occupants of farms, 186 horses aged over 3 years, 163 other cattle, 162 farm occupants who own their land, 162 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 152 acres of oats, 129 bushels of beans, 117 turkeys, 110 sheep, 100 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 86 swine, 68 swine slaughtered or sold, 58 bushels of peas, 50 geese, 49 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 45 bushels of corn, 45 sheep slaughtered or sold, 41 horses aged 3 years and under, 39 acres of potatoes, 39 cattle killed or sold, 33 farm occupants who rent their land, 32 acres of turnips, 25 acres of barley, 23 ducks, 12 oxen, 11 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 9 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 8 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 6 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 4 bushels of buckwheat, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS035022— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS035022— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1973829
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windsor,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windsor_(Nouvelle-%C3%89cosse)
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). "Windsor (Court House), Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/windsor-court-house-ns035022-1891/.