Cheticamp, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Cheticamp was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,142. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.591°N, 60.958°W.
Population
In 1891, Cheticamp had a population of 3,142: 1,613 male and 1,529 female residents. Population density was 19.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,915 |
| 1881 | 2,726 |
| 1891 | 3,142 |
| 1901 | 2,480 |
| 1911 | 2,467 |
| 1921 | 2,580 |
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 Cheticamp, 1881 (79.6% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Joseph, 1901 (33.5% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Cheticamp, 1901 (66.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Cheticamp shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.70 |
| FAM NO | 467 |
| Number of families | 467 |
| Number of females | 1,529 |
| Number of males | 1,613 |
| Number of married females | 489 |
| Number of married males | 486 |
| Number of married persons | 975 |
| Number of widowed females | 56 |
| Number of widowed males | 34 |
| Number of widowed persons | 90 |
| POP F | 1,529 |
| POP M | 1,613 |
| POP TOT | 3,142 |
| Total population | 3,142 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 984 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,093 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,077 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,985 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 157 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 37 |
| Number of houses | 419 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 419 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 61 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 392 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 83 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 27 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 80 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 81 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 47 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 59 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 12 |
| Number of occupied houses | 456 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 63 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 22 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,978 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 15,117 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,700 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,086 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 6,700 |
| Acres of land in farms | 21,817 |
| Acres of oats | 448 |
| Acres of potatoes | 477 |
| Acres of turnips | 69 |
| Acres of wheat | 47 |
| BAR AC | 63 |
| BAR BU | 1,242 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,242 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 72 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 82 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 13,026 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 54 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 74,791 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 538 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,361 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 340 |
| BWT BU | 2 |
| CRN BU | 82 |
| HAY AC | 2,086 |
| HAY TONS | 3,768 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 231 |
| Number of chickens | 3,429 |
| Number of ducks | 39 |
| Number of employees on farms | 5 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 419 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 21 |
| Number of geese | 266 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 74 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 363 |
| Number of milk cows | 850 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 445 |
| Number of other cattle | 941 |
| Number of other fowl | 26 |
| Number of oxen | 108 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 38 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 248 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 95 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 60 |
| Number of sheep | 4,539 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 589 |
| Number of swine | 468 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 479 |
| Number of turkeys | 3 |
| OAT AC | 448 |
| OAT BU | 13,026 |
| PEA BU | 54 |
| POT AC | 477 |
| POT BU | 74,791 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 100 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,721 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 8,819 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 78,179 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,768 |
| WHT AC | 47 |
| WHT FALL BU | 340 |
| WHT SP BU | 538 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 38 |
| A 11 50 | 248 |
| A 201 PL | 4 |
| A 51 100 | 95 |
| BEN BU | 72 |
| BUTTER LB | 78,179 |
| CATTLE KS | 231 |
| CHEESE LB | 100 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 984 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,093 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,077 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,721 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 74 |
| DUCKS | 39 |
| FAMILIES | 467 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 8,819 |
| FRN CA | 2,985 |
| GEESE | 266 |
| GRA BU | 7 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,429 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 363 |
| HOUSES | 419 |
| HOUSES CON | 12 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 47 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 81 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 61 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 392 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 59 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 80 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 83 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 27 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 13 |
| HOUSES W | 419 |
| INF 11 A | 60 |
| MD FEM | 489 |
| MD MALE | 486 |
| MD TOT | 975 |
| MILK COWS | 850 |
| NAME CD | Inverness |
| OC E | 5 |
| OC F | 21 |
| OC P | 419 |
| OC TOT | 445 |
| OTHER FOWL | 26 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 941 |
| OTHERS | 157 |
| SHEEP | 4,539 |
| SHEEP KS | 589 |
| SUP AM | 6,700 |
| SUP FOR | 15,117 |
| SUP JV | 22 |
| SUP PAT | 2,978 |
| SUP SC | 3,700 |
| SUP TOT | 21,817 |
| SWINE | 468 |
| SWINE KS | 479 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 456 |
| TUR AC | 69 |
| TUR BU | 3,361 |
| TURKEY | 3 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 37 |
| WID FEM | 56 |
| WID MALE | 34 |
| WID TOT | 90 |
| WORKING OX | 108 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS036002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS013002— 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). "Cheticamp, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/cheticamp-ns036002-1891/.