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 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. Population density was 681.7 people per square mile.
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, Town—Ville, 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 161 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 461 |
| Number of families | 461 |
| Number of females | 1,314 |
| Number of males | 1,163 |
| Number of married females | 381 |
| Number of married males | 383 |
| Number of married persons | 764 |
| Number of widowed females | 97 |
| Number of widowed males | 30 |
| Number of widowed persons | 127 |
| POP F | 1,314 |
| POP M | 1,163 |
| POP TOT | 2,477 |
| Total population | 2,477 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 836 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 750 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,586 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,476 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 424 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 423 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 139 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 44 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 224 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 57 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 51 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 265 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 425 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (57 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 25 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 100 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 815 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 28,852 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,907 |
| Acres of hay crops | 691 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,822 |
| Acres of land in farms | 31,674 |
| Acres of oats | 152 |
| Acres of potatoes | 39 |
| Acres of turnips | 32 |
| BAR AC | 25 |
| BAR BU | 603 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 603 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 129 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 45 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,425 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 58 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,960 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 9,103 |
| BWT BU | 4 |
| CRN BU | 45 |
| HAY AC | 691 |
| HAY TONS | 969 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 39 |
| Number of chickens | 1,497 |
| Number of ducks | 23 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 162 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 33 |
| Number of geese | 50 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 41 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 186 |
| Number of milk cows | 212 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 196 |
| Number of other cattle | 163 |
| Number of oxen | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 162 |
| Number of sheep | 110 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 45 |
| Number of swine | 86 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 68 |
| Number of turkeys | 117 |
| OAT AC | 152 |
| OAT BU | 4,425 |
| PEA BU | 58 |
| POT AC | 39 |
| POT BU | 4,960 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 224 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 49 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 18,044 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 969 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 9 |
| A 11 50 | 6 |
| A 201 PL | 11 |
| A 51 100 | 8 |
| BEN BU | 129 |
| BUTTER LB | 18,044 |
| CATTLE KS | 39 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 836 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 750 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,586 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 224 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 41 |
| DUCKS | 23 |
| FAMILIES | 461 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 49 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 50 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,497 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 186 |
| HOUSES | 424 |
| HOUSES CON | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 44 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 51 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 39 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 139 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 265 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 13 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 57 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 224 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 4 |
| HOUSES W | 423 |
| INF 11 A | 162 |
| MD FEM | 381 |
| MD MALE | 383 |
| MD TOT | 764 |
| MILK COWS | 212 |
| NAME CD | Hants |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 33 |
| OC P | 162 |
| OC TOT | 196 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 163 |
| OTHERS | 2,476 |
| SHEEP | 110 |
| SHEEP KS | 45 |
| SUP AM | 2,822 |
| SUP FOR | 28,852 |
| SUP JV | 100 |
| SUP PAT | 815 |
| SUP SC | 1,907 |
| SUP TOT | 31,674 |
| SWINE | 86 |
| SWINE KS | 68 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 425 |
| TUR AC | 32 |
| TUR BU | 9,103 |
| TURKEY | 117 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 97 |
| WID MALE | 30 |
| WID TOT | 127 |
| WORKING OX | 12 |
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: 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). "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/.