Baddeck, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Baddeck was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,285. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.170°N, 60.724°W.
Population
In 1891, Baddeck had a population of 1,285: 633 male and 652 female residents. Population density was 15.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,749 |
| 1881 | 1,765 |
| 1891 | 1,285 |
| 1901 | 1,235 |
| 1911 | 581 |
| 1921 | 485 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Baddeck, 1881 (65.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Baddeck shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 161 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 241 |
| Number of families | 241 |
| Number of females | 652 |
| Number of males | 633 |
| Number of married females | 200 |
| Number of married males | 199 |
| Number of married persons | 399 |
| Number of widowed females | 40 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 63 |
| POP F | 652 |
| POP M | 633 |
| POP TOT | 1,285 |
| Total population | 1,285 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 412 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 411 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 823 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,285 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 241 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 241 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 5 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 214 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 26 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 104 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 241 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 35 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 52 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,052 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 14,644 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,222 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,408 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,326 |
| Acres of land in farms | 21,970 |
| Acres of oats | 463 |
| Acres of potatoes | 138 |
| Acres of turnips | 5 |
| Acres of wheat | 1 |
| BAR AC | 35 |
| BAR BU | 310 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 310 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 162 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,856 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,016 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 533 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 4 |
| BWT BU | 162 |
| HAY AC | 1,408 |
| HAY TONS | 2,454 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 337 |
| Number of chickens | 1,788 |
| Number of ducks | 24 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 172 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of geese | 51 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 62 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 224 |
| Number of milk cows | 652 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 177 |
| Number of other cattle | 711 |
| Number of other fowl | 11 |
| Number of oxen | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 55 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 43 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 40 |
| Number of sheep | 1,504 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 519 |
| Number of swine | 100 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 142 |
| Number of turkeys | 19 |
| OAT AC | 463 |
| OAT BU | 3,856 |
| POT AC | 138 |
| POT BU | 10,016 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 2,007 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 698 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,064 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 36,946 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,454 |
| WHT AC | 1 |
| WHT FALL BU | 4 |
| WHT SP BU | 4 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 55 |
| A 11 50 | 18 |
| A 201 PL | 21 |
| A 51 100 | 43 |
| BUTTER LB | 36,946 |
| CATTLE KS | 337 |
| CHEESE LB | 2,007 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 412 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 411 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 823 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 698 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 62 |
| DUCKS | 24 |
| FAMILIES | 241 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 4,064 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 51 |
| GRA BU | 3 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,788 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 224 |
| HOUSES | 241 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 12 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 38 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 40 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 214 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 104 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 19 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 26 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 3 |
| HOUSES W | 241 |
| INF 11 A | 40 |
| MD FEM | 200 |
| MD MALE | 199 |
| MD TOT | 399 |
| MILK COWS | 652 |
| NAME CD | Victoria |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 172 |
| OC TOT | 177 |
| OTHER FOWL | 11 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 711 |
| OTHERS | 1,285 |
| SHEEP | 1,504 |
| SHEEP KS | 519 |
| SUP AM | 7,326 |
| SUP FOR | 14,644 |
| SUP JV | 52 |
| SUP PAT | 3,052 |
| SUP SC | 4,222 |
| SUP TOT | 21,970 |
| SWINE | 100 |
| SWINE KS | 142 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 241 |
| TUR AC | 5 |
| TUR BU | 533 |
| TURKEY | 19 |
| WID FEM | 40 |
| WID MALE | 23 |
| WID TOT | 63 |
| WORKING OX | 13 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS043001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS020001_1871— 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). "Baddeck, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/baddeck-ns043001-1891/.