Wolfville, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Wolfville was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,963. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.087°N, 64.358°W.
Population
In 1891, Wolfville had a population of 1,963: 962 male and 1,001 female residents. Population density was 128.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,697 |
| 1881 | 1,880 |
| 1891 | 1,963 |
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 Wolfville, T-V, 1901 (16.9% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Grand Pré, 1901 (83.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Wolfville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 359 |
| Number of families | 359 |
| Number of females | 1,001 |
| Number of males | 962 |
| Number of married females | 307 |
| Number of married males | 301 |
| Number of married persons | 608 |
| Number of widowed females | 96 |
| Number of widowed males | 41 |
| Number of widowed persons | 137 |
| POP F | 1,001 |
| POP M | 962 |
| POP TOT | 1,963 |
| Total population | 1,963 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 598 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 620 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,218 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,961 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 342 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 339 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 128 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 203 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 8 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 230 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses under construction | 10 |
| Number of occupied houses | 344 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 65 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 950 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,257 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,780 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,687 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,823 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 9,894 |
| Acres of land in farms | 14,674 |
| Acres of oats | 517 |
| Acres of potatoes | 408 |
| Acres of turnips | 59 |
| Acres of wheat | 19 |
| BAR AC | 65 |
| BAR BU | 1,269 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,269 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 587 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 548 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 314 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 14,339 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 148 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 45,911 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 136 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 228 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 17,900 |
| BWT BU | 548 |
| CRN BU | 314 |
| HAY AC | 2,823 |
| HAY TONS | 4,833 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 273 |
| Number of chickens | 3,324 |
| Number of ducks | 78 |
| Number of employees on farms | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 280 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 56 |
| Number of geese | 65 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 87 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 387 |
| Number of milk cows | 506 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 339 |
| Number of other cattle | 884 |
| Number of other fowl | 2 |
| Number of oxen | 165 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 68 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 56 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 181 |
| Number of sheep | 720 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 475 |
| Number of swine | 443 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 407 |
| Number of turkeys | 61 |
| OAT AC | 517 |
| OAT BU | 14,339 |
| PEA BU | 148 |
| POT AC | 408 |
| POT BU | 45,911 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 671 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 488 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,389 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 51,403 |
| RYE BU | 136 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,833 |
| WHT AC | 19 |
| WHT SP BU | 228 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 26 |
| A 11 50 | 68 |
| A 201 PL | 8 |
| A 51 100 | 56 |
| BEN BU | 587 |
| BUTTER LB | 51,403 |
| CATTLE KS | 273 |
| CHEESE LB | 671 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 598 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 620 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,218 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 488 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 87 |
| DUCKS | 78 |
| FAMILIES | 359 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,389 |
| FRN CA | 2 |
| GEESE | 65 |
| GRA BU | 10 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,324 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 387 |
| HOUSES | 342 |
| HOUSES CON | 10 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 34 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 24 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 28 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 128 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 230 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 10 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 203 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 12 |
| HOUSES W | 339 |
| INF 11 A | 181 |
| MD FEM | 307 |
| MD MALE | 301 |
| MD TOT | 608 |
| MILK COWS | 506 |
| NAME CD | King's |
| OC E | 3 |
| OC F | 56 |
| OC P | 280 |
| OC TOT | 339 |
| OTHER FOWL | 2 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 884 |
| OTHERS | 1,961 |
| SHEEP | 720 |
| SHEEP KS | 475 |
| SUP AM | 9,894 |
| SUP FOR | 4,780 |
| SUP JV | 950 |
| SUP PAT | 3,257 |
| SUP SC | 5,687 |
| SUP TOT | 14,674 |
| SWINE | 443 |
| SWINE KS | 407 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 344 |
| TUR AC | 59 |
| TUR BU | 17,900 |
| TURKEY | 61 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 96 |
| WID MALE | 41 |
| WID TOT | 137 |
| WORKING OX | 165 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS037008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS037008— 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). "Wolfville, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/wolfville-ns037008-1891/.