Chegoggin, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Chegoggin was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,006. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5089554. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.904°N, 66.127°W.
Population
In 1891, Chegoggin had a population of 1,006: 513 male and 493 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,006 |
| 1901 | 917 |
| 1911 | 968 |
| 1921 | 942 |
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 Chebogue, 1881 (31.8% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Chegoggin, 1901 (75.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Chegoggin shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,006 total population, 513 males, 493 females, 400 married persons, 215 families, 201 married females, 199 married males, 40 widowed persons, 33 widowed females, 7 widowed males, 4.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 566 single persons under 18, 307 single males under 18, 259 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 973 persons who are not French Canadian, 33 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 202 houses, 202 houses built of wood, 202 occupied houses, 190 houses of 1 story, 142 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 22 houses of 5 rooms, 20 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 19 uninhabited houses, 12 houses of 2 stories, 10 houses of 4 rooms, 5 houses of 2 rooms, 2 houses of 3 rooms, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 53,799 pounds of homemade butter, 12,541 bushels of turnips, 11,687 bushels of potatoes, 6,408 acres of land in farms, 4,525 acres of improved land in farms, 2,521 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,237 tons of hay, 2,038 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,958 acres of farmland under crops, 1,883 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,789 chickens, 1,356 acres of hay crops, 820 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 746 bushels of oats, 587 bushels of barley, 494 milk cows, 397 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 335 other cattle, 316 sheep, 201 swine, 194 occupants of farms, 183 farm occupants who own their land, 177 bushels of peas, 172 swine slaughtered or sold, 136 oxen, 130 horses aged over 3 years, 128 sheep slaughtered or sold, 122 cattle killed or sold, 96 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 64 bushels of beans, 62 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 60 acres of potatoes, 56 geese, 46 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 45 bushels of corn, 43 acres of turnips, 39 acres of oats, 31 acres of barley, 30 horses aged 3 years and under, 28 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 16 ducks, 11 other fowl, 10 farm occupants who rent their land, 6 bushels of buckwheat, 6 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 6 turkeys, 3 bushels of winter wheat, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS044006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS021006_1901— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5089554
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chegoggin,_Nova_Scotia
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). "Chegoggin, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/chegoggin-ns044006-1891/.