Windsor Road, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Windsor Road was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 881. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6693765. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.846°N, 63.681°W.
Population
In 1891, Windsor Road had a population of 881: 452 male and 429 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 850 |
| 1881 | 965 |
| 1891 | 881 |
| 1901 | 1,022 |
| 1911 | 1,004 |
| 1921 | 1,362 |
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, Windsor Road shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 881 total population, 452 males, 429 females, 267 married persons, 177 families, 135 married females, 132 married males, 59 widowed persons, 34 widowed females, 25 widowed males, 5 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 555 single persons under 18, 295 single males under 18, 260 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 880 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 175 occupied houses, 173 houses, 173 houses built of wood, 158 houses of 1 story, 86 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 25 houses of 3 rooms, 19 houses of 4 rooms, 17 houses of 2 rooms, 15 houses of 2 stories, 14 houses of 5 rooms, 13 uninhabited houses, 11 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 4 houses under construction, 2 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 39,526 pounds of homemade butter, 33,749 acres of land in farms, 28,995 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,282 bushels of potatoes, 4,754 acres of improved land in farms, 2,628 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,525 bushels of turnips, 2,097 acres of farmland under crops, 1,614 bushels of oats, 1,612 tons of hay, 1,392 chickens, 1,353 acres of hay crops, 435 milk cows, 394 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 343 other cattle, 214 swine, 201 swine slaughtered or sold, 165 occupants of farms, 157 horses aged over 3 years, 147 farm occupants who own their land, 126 sheep, 104 bushels of beans, 83 bushels of peas, 77 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 73 cattle killed or sold, 67 acres of oats, 65 acres of potatoes, 46 bushels of barley, 46 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 44 sheep slaughtered or sold, Capacity of silos (tons): 40, 40 geese, 35 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 34 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 33 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 31 turkeys, 29 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 24 horses aged 3 years and under, 19 ducks, 17 farm occupants who rent their land, 17 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 16 acres of turnips, 10 oxen, 4 bushels of corn, 3 acres of barley, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Fenerty | 1821–1892 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS034011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS011030— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q6693765
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lower_Sackville,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lower_Sackville
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 Road, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/windsor-road-ns034011-1891/.