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 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 75 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,559 total population, 794 males, 765 females, 602 married persons, 310 families, 302 married males, 300 married females, 73 widowed persons, 58 widowed females, 15 widowed males, 5 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 884 single persons under 18, 477 single males under 18, 407 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,296 French Canadians, 263 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 282 houses, 282 houses built of wood, 282 occupied houses, 279 houses of 1 story, 98 houses of 4 rooms, 79 houses of 3 rooms, 56 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 41 uninhabited houses, 22 houses of 2 rooms, 20 houses of 5 rooms, 14 houses under construction, 5 houses of 1 room, 3 houses of 2 stories, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 14,756 pounds of homemade butter, 9,674 bushels of potatoes, 6,940 acres of land in farms, 4,116 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,824 acres of improved land in farms, 2,532 bushels of turnips, 2,291 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,796 chickens, 1,409 acres of farmland under crops, 1,381 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,162 tons of hay, 1,119 sheep, 848 acres of hay crops, 547 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 535 bushels of oats, 347 milk cows, 329 sheep slaughtered or sold, 274 occupants of farms, 269 farm occupants who own their land, 237 other cattle, 138 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 112 horses aged over 3 years, 110 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 107 acres of potatoes, 93 cattle killed or sold, 76 swine slaughtered or sold, 59 swine, 53 oxen, 39 geese, 37 bushels of beans, 34 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 34 bushels of barley, 28 ducks, 25 bushels of peas, 20 acres of turnips, 19 acres of oats, 15 horses aged 3 years and under, 13 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 11 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 5 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 acres of barley, 2 bushels of buckwheat, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.