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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,085 total population, 562 females, 523 males, 224 married persons, 147 families, 112 married females, 112 married males, 50 widowed persons, 33 widowed females, 17 widowed males, 7.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 811 single persons under 18, 417 single females under 18, 394 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,083 persons who are not French Canadian, 2 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 145 occupied houses, 144 houses, 144 houses built of wood, 140 houses of 1 story, 51 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 34 houses of 5 rooms, 22 houses of 4 rooms, 17 houses of 3 rooms, 13 houses of 2 rooms, 6 houses under construction, 5 uninhabited houses, 4 houses of 1 room, 3 houses of 2 stories, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of more than 3 stories, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 29,793 pounds of homemade butter, 21,131 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 19,104 bushels of potatoes, 15,880 acres of land in farms, 10,169 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,169 bushels of oats, 5,711 acres of improved land in farms, 3,506 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,064 acres of farmland under crops, 2,635 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,582 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,253 tons of hay, 2,079 sheep, 1,920 acres of hay crops, 1,164 chickens, 1,092 bushels of barley, 816 sheep slaughtered or sold, 812 other cattle, 681 milk cows, 653 acres of oats, 362 bushels of winter wheat, 343 cattle killed or sold, 335 swine, 243 swine slaughtered or sold, 211 horses aged over 3 years, 198 acres of potatoes, 192 bushels of turnips, 156 occupants of farms, 143 farm occupants who own their land, 126 geese, 125 bushels of spring wheat, 89 horses aged 3 years and under, 82 acres of barley, 68 bushels of buckwheat, 61 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 51 acres of wheat, 50 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 35 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 24 ducks, 23 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 18 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 13 farm occupants who rent their land, 12 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 12 other fowl, 9 turkeys, 5 bushels of peas, 4 acres of turnips, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 bushels of corn. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS036001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS013001_1881— 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/.