Descousse, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Descousse was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,559. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.574°N, 61.000°W.
Population
In 1891, Descousse had a population of 1,559: 794 male and 765 female residents. Population density was 69.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,456 |
| 1881 | 1,492 |
| 1891 | 1,559 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Poulamon, 1901 (37.9% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained D'Escousse, 1901 (62.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Descousse shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 152 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 310 |
| Number of families | 310 |
| Number of females | 765 |
| Number of males | 794 |
| Number of married females | 300 |
| Number of married males | 302 |
| Number of married persons | 602 |
| Number of widowed females | 58 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 73 |
| POP F | 765 |
| POP M | 794 |
| POP TOT | 1,559 |
| Total population | 1,559 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 407 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 477 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 884 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,296 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 263 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 282 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 282 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 5 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 279 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 79 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 98 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 56 |
| Number of houses under construction | 14 |
| Number of occupied houses | 282 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 41 |
Agriculture (55 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 2 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 34 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,381 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,116 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,409 |
| Acres of hay crops | 848 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,824 |
| Acres of land in farms | 6,940 |
| Acres of oats | 19 |
| Acres of potatoes | 107 |
| Acres of turnips | 20 |
| BAR AC | 2 |
| BAR BU | 34 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 34 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 37 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 535 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,674 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,532 |
| BWT BU | 2 |
| HAY AC | 848 |
| HAY TONS | 1,162 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 93 |
| Number of chickens | 1,796 |
| Number of ducks | 28 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 269 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 5 |
| Number of geese | 39 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 15 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 112 |
| Number of milk cows | 347 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 274 |
| Number of other cattle | 237 |
| Number of other fowl | 1 |
| Number of oxen | 53 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 110 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 138 |
| Number of sheep | 1,119 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 329 |
| Number of swine | 59 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 76 |
| OAT AC | 19 |
| OAT BU | 535 |
| PEA BU | 25 |
| POT AC | 107 |
| POT BU | 9,674 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 547 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,291 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 14,756 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,162 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 11 |
| A 11 50 | 110 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 13 |
| BEN BU | 37 |
| BUTTER LB | 14,756 |
| CATTLE KS | 93 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 407 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 477 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 884 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 547 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 15 |
| DUCKS | 28 |
| FAMILIES | 310 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,291 |
| FRN CA | 1,296 |
| GEESE | 39 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,796 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 112 |
| HOUSES | 282 |
| HOUSES CON | 14 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 98 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 279 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 56 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 79 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 22 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 41 |
| HOUSES W | 282 |
| INF 11 A | 138 |
| MD FEM | 300 |
| MD MALE | 302 |
| MD TOT | 602 |
| MILK COWS | 347 |
| NAME CD | Richmond |
| OC F | 5 |
| OC P | 269 |
| OC TOT | 274 |
| OTHER FOWL | 1 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 237 |
| OTHERS | 263 |
| SHEEP | 1,119 |
| SHEEP KS | 329 |
| SUP AM | 2,824 |
| SUP FOR | 4,116 |
| SUP JV | 34 |
| SUP PAT | 1,381 |
| SUP SC | 1,409 |
| SUP TOT | 6,940 |
| SWINE | 59 |
| SWINE KS | 76 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 282 |
| TUR AC | 20 |
| TUR BU | 2,532 |
| WID FEM | 58 |
| WID MALE | 15 |
| WID TOT | 73 |
| WORKING OX | 53 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS041004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS041004— 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). "Descousse, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/descousse-ns041004-1891/.