Margaree S. W.-O., Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Margaree S. W.-O. was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,067. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.271°N, 61.085°W.
Population
In 1891, Margaree S. W.-O. had a population of 1,067: 554 male and 513 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,029 |
| 1881 | 1,246 |
| 1891 | 1,067 |
| 1901 | 1,029 |
| 1911 | 284 |
| 1921 | 859 |
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 S. W.-O. shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,067 total population, 554 males, 513 females, 288 married persons, 153 families, 144 married females, 144 married males, 19 widowed persons, 11 widowed males, 8 widowed females, 7 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 760 single persons under 18, 399 single males under 18, 361 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 846 persons who are not French Canadian, 221 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 151 houses, 151 houses built of wood, 151 occupied houses, 137 houses of 1 story, 60 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 22 houses of 4 rooms, 21 houses of 2 rooms, 21 houses of 3 rooms, 20 houses of 5 rooms, 14 houses of 2 stories, 5 houses of 1 room, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 30,933 pounds of homemade butter, 22,864 acres of land in farms, 19,310 bushels of potatoes, 17,310 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,610 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 7,126 bushels of oats, 5,554 acres of improved land in farms, 5,313 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 3,145 acres of farmland under crops, 2,988 tons of hay, 2,377 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,014 sheep, 1,811 acres of hay crops, 1,271 chickens, 1,101 other cattle, 703 milk cows, 613 sheep slaughtered or sold, 400 cattle killed or sold, 398 acres of oats, 304 bushels of turnips, 239 bushels of barley, 233 swine, 220 swine slaughtered or sold, 212 horses aged over 3 years, 167 acres of potatoes, 160 occupants of farms, 143 farm occupants who own their land, 125 geese, 63 bushels of buckwheat, 60 horses aged 3 years and under, 48 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 44 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 33 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 32 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 26 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 24 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 19 acres of barley, 19 oxen, 18 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 17 farm occupants who rent their land, 16 ducks, 7 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 5 acres of turnips, 5 turkeys, 4 bushels of spring wheat, 1 bushels of beans. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS036011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS013012— 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). "Margaree S. W.-O., Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/margaree-s-w-o-ns036011-1891/.