Margaree N. E., Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Margaree N. E. was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,461. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7230747. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.397°N, 60.955°W.
Population
In 1891, Margaree N. E. had a population of 1,461: 747 male and 714 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,476 |
| 1881 | 1,451 |
| 1891 | 1,461 |
| 1901 | 1,260 |
| 1911 | 868 |
| 1921 | 1,043 |
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, Margaree N. E. shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,461 total population, 747 males, 714 females, 423 married persons, 233 families, 212 married females, 211 married males, 67 widowed persons, 48 widowed females, 19 widowed males, 6.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 971 single persons under 18, 517 single males under 18, 454 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,461 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 230 houses, 230 houses built of wood, 230 occupied houses, 151 houses of 2 stories, 91 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 79 houses of 1 story, 41 houses of 4 rooms, 39 houses of 3 rooms, 30 houses of 5 rooms, 16 houses of 2 rooms, 10 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 5 houses under construction, 5 uninhabited houses, 3 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 55,585 pounds of homemade butter, 30,208 acres of land in farms, 28,029 bushels of potatoes, 20,459 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,749 acres of improved land in farms, 7,622 bushels of oats, 6,466 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 5,067 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,611 acres of farmland under crops, 4,185 tons of hay, 2,965 acres of hay crops, 2,237 chickens, 2,106 sheep, 1,142 other cattle, 1,010 sheep slaughtered or sold, 874 milk cows, 757 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 610 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 518 acres of oats, 451 cattle killed or sold, 447 geese, 391 bushels of turnips, 292 bushels of barley, 286 horses aged over 3 years, 276 bushels of buckwheat, 276 swine slaughtered or sold, 250 swine, 249 acres of potatoes, 232 occupants of farms, 229 farm occupants who own their land, 128 turkeys, 98 horses aged 3 years and under, 91 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 71 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 60 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 52 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 45 bushels of spring wheat, 42 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 36 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 23 acres of barley, 23 ducks, 17 oxen, 13 bushels of winter wheat, 11 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 8 acres of turnips, 6 acres of wheat, 3 bushels of beans, 3 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS036010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS013011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7230747
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_La_Tour
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_La_Tour
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). "Margaree N. E., Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/margaree-n-e-ns036010-1891/.