Broad Cove Marsh, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Broad Cove Marsh was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,085. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.295°N, 61.210°W.
Population
In 1891, Broad Cove Marsh had a population of 1,085: 523 male and 562 female residents. Population density was 44.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 986 |
| 1881 | 1,075 |
| 1891 | 1,085 |
| 1901 | 988 |
| 1911 | 959 |
| 1921 | 871 |
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, Broad Cove Marsh shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 7.40 |
| FAM NO | 147 |
| Number of families | 147 |
| Number of females | 562 |
| Number of males | 523 |
| Number of married females | 112 |
| Number of married males | 112 |
| Number of married persons | 224 |
| Number of widowed females | 33 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 50 |
| POP F | 562 |
| POP M | 523 |
| POP TOT | 1,085 |
| Total population | 1,085 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 417 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 394 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 811 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,083 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 144 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 144 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 4 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 140 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 51 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 145 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 82 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 12 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,635 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,169 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,064 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,920 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,711 |
| Acres of land in farms | 15,880 |
| Acres of oats | 653 |
| Acres of potatoes | 198 |
| Acres of turnips | 4 |
| Acres of wheat | 51 |
| BAR AC | 82 |
| BAR BU | 1,092 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,092 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 68 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 35 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 9,169 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 19,104 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 125 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 192 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 362 |
| BWT BU | 68 |
| CRN BU | 2 |
| HAY AC | 1,920 |
| HAY TONS | 2,253 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 343 |
| Number of chickens | 1,164 |
| Number of ducks | 24 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 143 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 13 |
| Number of geese | 126 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 89 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 211 |
| Number of milk cows | 681 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 156 |
| Number of other cattle | 812 |
| Number of other fowl | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 50 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 61 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 18 |
| Number of sheep | 2,079 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 816 |
| Number of swine | 335 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 243 |
| Number of turkeys | 9 |
| OAT AC | 653 |
| OAT BU | 9,169 |
| PEA BU | 5 |
| POT AC | 198 |
| POT BU | 19,104 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 21,131 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,506 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,582 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 29,793 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,253 |
| WHT AC | 51 |
| WHT FALL BU | 362 |
| WHT SP BU | 125 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 50 |
| A 11 50 | 23 |
| A 201 PL | 4 |
| A 51 100 | 61 |
| BUTTER LB | 29,793 |
| CATTLE KS | 343 |
| CHEESE LB | 21,131 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 417 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 394 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 811 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,506 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 89 |
| DUCKS | 24 |
| FAMILIES | 147 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 7.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,582 |
| FRN CA | 2 |
| GEESE | 126 |
| GRA BU | 35 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,164 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 211 |
| HOUSES | 144 |
| HOUSES CON | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 34 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 22 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 140 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 51 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 17 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 13 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 5 |
| HOUSES W | 144 |
| INF 11 A | 18 |
| MD FEM | 112 |
| MD MALE | 112 |
| MD TOT | 224 |
| MILK COWS | 681 |
| NAME CD | Inverness |
| OC F | 13 |
| OC P | 143 |
| OC TOT | 156 |
| OTHER FOWL | 12 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 812 |
| OTHERS | 1,083 |
| SHEEP | 2,079 |
| SHEEP KS | 816 |
| SUP AM | 5,711 |
| SUP FOR | 10,169 |
| SUP JV | 12 |
| SUP PAT | 2,635 |
| SUP SC | 3,064 |
| SUP TOT | 15,880 |
| SWINE | 335 |
| SWINE KS | 243 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 145 |
| TUR AC | 4 |
| TUR BU | 192 |
| TURKEY | 9 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 33 |
| WID MALE | 17 |
| WID TOT | 50 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS036001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS013001— 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). "Broad Cove Marsh, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/broad-cove-marsh-ns036001-1891/.