Catalone, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Catalone was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 781. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.998°N, 60.013°W.
Population
In 1891, Catalone had a population of 781: 407 male and 374 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 835 |
| 1891 | 781 |
| 1901 | 345 |
| 1921 | 216 |
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, Catalone shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 68 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 781 total population, 407 males, 374 females, 203 married persons, 137 families, 102 married females, 101 married males, 45 widowed persons, 34 widowed females, 11 widowed males, 5.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 533 single persons under 18, 295 single males under 18, 238 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 781 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 132 houses, 132 houses built of wood, 132 occupied houses, 129 houses of 1 story, 65 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 27 houses of 5 rooms, 26 houses of 4 rooms, 8 houses of 3 rooms, 6 houses of 2 rooms, 5 uninhabited houses, 3 houses of 2 stories, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 18,860 pounds of homemade butter, 12,972 acres of land in farms, 10,750 bushels of potatoes, 6,992 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,980 acres of improved land in farms, 3,797 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 3,118 acres of farmland under crops, 2,844 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,983 bushels of oats, 1,132 chickens, 1,076 acres of hay crops, 1,061 tons of hay, 899 sheep, 543 sheep slaughtered or sold, 468 bushels of turnips, 309 milk cows, 239 other cattle, 193 bushels of barley, 155 acres of potatoes, 132 farm occupants who own their land, 132 occupants of farms, 117 cattle killed or sold, 110 acres of oats, 94 horses aged over 3 years, 57 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 54 swine slaughtered or sold, 51 geese, 50 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 34 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 34 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 27 swine, 18 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 11 other fowl, 10 horses aged 3 years and under, 8 acres of barley, 8 acres of turnips, 6 ducks, 5 oxen, 5 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 turkeys. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS028006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS006014— 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). "Catalone, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/catalone-ns028006-1891/.