Big Baddeck, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Big Baddeck was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 689. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.202°N, 60.799°W.
Population
In 1891, Big Baddeck had a population of 689: 328 male and 361 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 689 |
| 1901 | 532 |
| 1911 | 429 |
| 1921 | 311 |
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 (34.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Big Baddeck shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 689 total population, 361 females, 328 males, 174 married persons, 131 families, 88 married females, 86 married males, 49 widowed persons, 38 widowed females, 11 widowed males, 5.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 466 single persons under 18, 235 single females under 18, 231 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 689 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 126 houses, 126 houses built of wood, 126 occupied houses, 121 houses of 1 story, 42 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 26 houses of 2 rooms, 25 houses of 5 rooms, 21 houses of 4 rooms, 10 houses of 3 rooms, 5 houses of 2 stories, 1 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 32,575 pounds of homemade butter, 21,275 acres of land in farms, 13,714 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,561 acres of improved land in farms, 6,614 bushels of potatoes, 4,451 acres of farmland under crops, 3,057 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,978 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,443 bushels of oats, 2,394 acres of hay crops, 1,955 tons of hay, 1,213 sheep, 1,043 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,023 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,005 chickens, 601 other cattle, 508 milk cows, 486 sheep slaughtered or sold, 482 bushels of turnips, 408 bushels of barley, 402 bushels of buckwheat, 278 acres of oats, 208 cattle killed or sold, 143 occupants of farms, 140 farm occupants who own their land, 139 horses aged over 3 years, 116 acres of potatoes, 105 swine slaughtered or sold, 74 geese, 72 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 72 swine, 53 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 38 acres of barley, 37 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 29 bushels of winter wheat, 26 horses aged 3 years and under, 21 oxen, 14 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 13 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 11 other fowl, 7 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 6 acres of wheat, 6 bushels of rye, 6 ducks, 6 turkeys, 4 acres of turnips, 3 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 3 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 bushels of beans. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS043003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS020004— 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). "Big Baddeck, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/big-baddeck-ns043003-1891/.