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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q475953. 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 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, Town—Ville, 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 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,963 total population, 1,001 females, 962 males, 608 married persons, 359 families, 307 married females, 301 married males, 137 widowed persons, 96 widowed females, 41 widowed males, 5.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,218 single persons under 18, 620 single males under 18, 598 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,961 persons who are not French Canadian, 2 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 344 occupied houses, 342 houses, 339 houses built of wood, 230 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 203 houses of 2 stories, 128 houses of 1 story, 34 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 28 houses of 4 rooms, 24 houses of 5 rooms, 12 uninhabited houses, 10 houses of over 15 rooms, 10 houses under construction, 8 houses of 3 rooms, 8 houses of 3 stories, 5 houses of 2 rooms, 2 dwellings that are vessels and shanties. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 51,403 pounds of homemade butter, 45,911 bushels of potatoes, 17,900 bushels of turnips, 14,674 acres of land in farms, 14,339 bushels of oats, 9,894 acres of improved land in farms, 5,687 acres of farmland under crops, 4,833 tons of hay, 4,780 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,324 chickens, 3,257 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,823 acres of hay crops, 2,389 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,269 bushels of barley, 950 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 884 other cattle, 720 sheep, 671 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 587 bushels of beans, 548 bushels of buckwheat, 517 acres of oats, 506 milk cows, 488 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 475 sheep slaughtered or sold, 443 swine, 408 acres of potatoes, 407 swine slaughtered or sold, 387 horses aged over 3 years, 339 occupants of farms, 314 bushels of corn, 280 farm occupants who own their land, 273 cattle killed or sold, 228 bushels of spring wheat, 181 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 165 oxen, 148 bushels of peas, 136 bushels of rye, 87 horses aged 3 years and under, 78 ducks, 68 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 65 acres of barley, 65 geese, 61 turkeys, 59 acres of turnips, 56 farm occupants who rent their land, 56 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 26 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 19 acres of wheat, 10 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 8 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 employees on farms, 2 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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: Q475953
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfville
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfville
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/.