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 density was 16.0 people per square mile.
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 157 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 | 131 |
| Number of families | 131 |
| Number of females | 361 |
| Number of males | 328 |
| Number of married females | 88 |
| Number of married males | 86 |
| Number of married persons | 174 |
| Number of widowed females | 38 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 49 |
| POP F | 361 |
| POP M | 328 |
| POP TOT | 689 |
| Total population | 689 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 235 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 231 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 466 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 689 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 126 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 126 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 121 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 42 |
| Number of occupied houses | 126 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 38 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 53 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,057 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 13,714 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,451 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,394 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,561 |
| Acres of land in farms | 21,275 |
| Acres of oats | 278 |
| Acres of potatoes | 116 |
| Acres of turnips | 4 |
| Acres of wheat | 6 |
| BAR AC | 38 |
| BAR BU | 408 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 408 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 402 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,443 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,614 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 482 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 29 |
| BWT BU | 402 |
| HAY AC | 2,394 |
| HAY TONS | 1,955 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 208 |
| Number of chickens | 1,005 |
| Number of ducks | 6 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 140 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 74 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 26 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 139 |
| Number of milk cows | 508 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 143 |
| Number of other cattle | 601 |
| Number of other fowl | 11 |
| Number of oxen | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 72 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 37 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 14 |
| Number of sheep | 1,213 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 486 |
| Number of swine | 72 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 105 |
| Number of turkeys | 6 |
| OAT AC | 278 |
| OAT BU | 2,443 |
| POT AC | 116 |
| POT BU | 6,614 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,023 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,978 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,043 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 32,575 |
| RYE BU | 6 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,955 |
| WHT AC | 6 |
| WHT FALL BU | 29 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 72 |
| A 11 50 | 7 |
| A 201 PL | 13 |
| A 51 100 | 37 |
| BEN BU | 1 |
| BUTTER LB | 32,575 |
| CATTLE KS | 208 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,023 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 235 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 231 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 466 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,978 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 26 |
| DUCKS | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 131 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,043 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 74 |
| GRA BU | 3 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,005 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 139 |
| HOUSES | 126 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 21 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 121 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 42 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 26 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 1 |
| HOUSES W | 126 |
| INF 11 A | 14 |
| MD FEM | 88 |
| MD MALE | 86 |
| MD TOT | 174 |
| MILK COWS | 508 |
| NAME CD | Victoria |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 140 |
| OC TOT | 143 |
| OTHER FOWL | 11 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 601 |
| OTHERS | 689 |
| SHEEP | 1,213 |
| SHEEP KS | 486 |
| SUP AM | 7,561 |
| SUP FOR | 13,714 |
| SUP JV | 53 |
| SUP PAT | 3,057 |
| SUP SC | 4,451 |
| SUP TOT | 21,275 |
| SWINE | 72 |
| SWINE KS | 105 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 126 |
| TUR AC | 4 |
| TUR BU | 482 |
| TURKEY | 6 |
| WID FEM | 38 |
| WID MALE | 11 |
| WID TOT | 49 |
| WORKING OX | 21 |
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/.