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 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 density was 52.9 people per square mile.
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 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.70 |
| FAM NO | 215 |
| Number of families | 215 |
| Number of females | 493 |
| Number of males | 513 |
| Number of married females | 201 |
| Number of married males | 199 |
| Number of married persons | 400 |
| Number of widowed females | 33 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 40 |
| POP F | 493 |
| POP M | 513 |
| POP TOT | 1,006 |
| Total population | 1,006 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 259 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 307 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 566 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 33 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 973 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 202 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 202 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 190 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 12 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 142 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 202 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 19 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 31 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 46 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,521 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,883 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,958 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,356 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,525 |
| Acres of land in farms | 6,408 |
| Acres of oats | 39 |
| Acres of potatoes | 60 |
| Acres of turnips | 43 |
| BAR AC | 31 |
| BAR BU | 587 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 587 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 64 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 45 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 746 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 177 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,687 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 12,541 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 3 |
| BWT BU | 6 |
| CRN BU | 45 |
| HAY AC | 1,356 |
| HAY TONS | 2,237 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 122 |
| Number of chickens | 1,789 |
| Number of ducks | 16 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 183 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 10 |
| Number of geese | 56 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 30 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 130 |
| Number of milk cows | 494 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 194 |
| Number of other cattle | 335 |
| Number of other fowl | 11 |
| Number of oxen | 136 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 96 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 62 |
| Number of sheep | 316 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 128 |
| Number of swine | 201 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 172 |
| Number of turkeys | 6 |
| OAT AC | 39 |
| OAT BU | 746 |
| PEA BU | 177 |
| POT AC | 60 |
| POT BU | 11,687 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 2,038 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 397 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 820 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 53,799 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,237 |
| WHT FALL BU | 3 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 6 |
| A 11 50 | 96 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 28 |
| BEN BU | 64 |
| BUTTER LB | 53,799 |
| CATTLE KS | 122 |
| CHEESE LB | 2,038 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 259 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 307 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 566 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 397 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 30 |
| DUCKS | 16 |
| FAMILIES | 215 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 820 |
| FRN CA | 33 |
| GEESE | 56 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,789 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 130 |
| HOUSES | 202 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 20 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 10 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 190 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 142 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 12 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 19 |
| HOUSES W | 202 |
| INF 11 A | 62 |
| MD FEM | 201 |
| MD MALE | 199 |
| MD TOT | 400 |
| MILK COWS | 494 |
| NAME CD | Yarmouth |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 10 |
| OC P | 183 |
| OC TOT | 194 |
| OTHER FOWL | 11 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 335 |
| OTHERS | 973 |
| SHEEP | 316 |
| SHEEP KS | 128 |
| SUP AM | 4,525 |
| SUP FOR | 1,883 |
| SUP JV | 46 |
| SUP PAT | 2,521 |
| SUP SC | 1,958 |
| SUP TOT | 6,408 |
| SWINE | 201 |
| SWINE KS | 172 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 202 |
| TUR AC | 43 |
| TUR BU | 12,541 |
| TURKEY | 6 |
| WID FEM | 33 |
| WID MALE | 7 |
| WID TOT | 40 |
| WORKING OX | 136 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS044006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS021006_1891— 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). "Chegoggin, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/chegoggin-ns044006-1891/.