Culloden, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Culloden was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 655. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.628°N, 65.819°W.
Population
In 1891, Culloden had a population of 655: 333 male and 322 female residents. Population density was 17.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 655 |
| 1901 | 682 |
| 1911 | 635 |
| 1921 | 675 |
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, Culloden shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 153 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 128 |
| Number of families | 128 |
| Number of females | 322 |
| Number of males | 333 |
| Number of married females | 110 |
| Number of married males | 110 |
| Number of married persons | 220 |
| Number of widowed females | 18 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 28 |
| POP F | 322 |
| POP M | 333 |
| POP TOT | 655 |
| Total population | 655 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 194 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 213 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 407 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 655 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 123 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 123 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 121 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 69 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 123 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 8 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 31 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,473 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,767 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 987 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,007 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,491 |
| Acres of land in farms | 12,258 |
| Acres of oats | 16 |
| Acres of potatoes | 64 |
| Acres of turnips | 12 |
| Acres of wheat | 1 |
| BAR AC | 8 |
| BAR BU | 155 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 155 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 29 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 150 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 309 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 39 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,733 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 17 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,565 |
| BWT BU | 150 |
| HAY AC | 1,007 |
| HAY TONS | 1,001 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 91 |
| Number of chickens | 1,264 |
| Number of ducks | 32 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 125 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 95 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 7 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 37 |
| Number of milk cows | 182 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 128 |
| Number of other cattle | 190 |
| Number of oxen | 115 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 30 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 30 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 28 |
| Number of sheep | 753 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 521 |
| Number of swine | 60 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 103 |
| Number of turkeys | 36 |
| OAT AC | 16 |
| OAT BU | 309 |
| PEA BU | 39 |
| POT AC | 64 |
| POT BU | 6,733 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 269 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,199 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 15,221 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,001 |
| WHT AC | 1 |
| WHT SP BU | 17 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 30 |
| A 11 50 | 30 |
| A 201 PL | 11 |
| A 51 100 | 29 |
| BEN BU | 29 |
| BUTTER LB | 15,221 |
| CATTLE KS | 91 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 194 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 213 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 407 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 269 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 7 |
| DUCKS | 32 |
| FAMILIES | 128 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,199 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 95 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,264 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 37 |
| HOUSES | 123 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 21 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 121 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 69 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 7 |
| HOUSES W | 123 |
| INF 11 A | 28 |
| MD FEM | 110 |
| MD MALE | 110 |
| MD TOT | 220 |
| MILK COWS | 182 |
| NAME CD | Digby |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 125 |
| OC TOT | 128 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 190 |
| OTHERS | 655 |
| SHEEP | 753 |
| SHEEP KS | 521 |
| SUP AM | 3,491 |
| SUP FOR | 8,767 |
| SUP JV | 31 |
| SUP PAT | 2,473 |
| SUP SC | 987 |
| SUP TOT | 12,258 |
| SWINE | 60 |
| SWINE KS | 103 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 123 |
| TUR AC | 12 |
| TUR BU | 1,565 |
| TURKEY | 36 |
| WID FEM | 18 |
| WID MALE | 10 |
| WID TOT | 28 |
| WORKING OX | 115 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS031004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS009006_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). "Culloden, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/culloden-ns031004-1891/.