Grosses Coques, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Grosses Coques was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 660. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.326°N, 65.983°W.
Population
In 1891, Grosses Coques had a population of 660: 344 male and 316 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 660 |
| 1901 | 647 |
| 1911 | 601 |
| 1921 | 455 |
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 Church Point, 1881 (51.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Grosses Coques shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 660 total population, 344 males, 316 females, 186 married persons, 96 families, 95 married females, 91 married males, 17 widowed persons, 12 widowed males, 6.90 average size of families, 5 widowed females. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 457 single persons under 18, 241 single males under 18, 216 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 641 French Canadians, 19 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 93 houses, 93 houses built of wood, 93 occupied houses, 92 houses of 1 story, 77 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 8 uninhabited houses, 7 houses of 5 rooms, 7 houses under construction, 6 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses of 4 rooms, 1 houses of 2 stories, 1 houses of 3 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 10,940 pounds of homemade butter, 7,828 bushels of potatoes, 7,045 acres of land in farms, 5,854 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,675 bushels of turnips, 1,191 acres of improved land in farms, 1,119 chickens, 817 tons of hay, 571 bushels of oats, 568 acres of farmland in pasture, 567 acres of farmland under crops, 482 acres of hay crops, 218 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 170 milk cows, 146 oxen, 117 other cattle, 106 sheep, 100 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 91 occupants of farms, 88 farm occupants who own their land, 82 swine slaughtered or sold, 76 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 75 acres of potatoes, 61 swine, 56 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 39 sheep slaughtered or sold, 33 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 28 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 26 acres of oats, 23 cattle killed or sold, 21 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 20 bushels of peas, 18 horses aged over 3 years, 14 ducks, 9 acres of turnips, 9 bushels of corn, 7 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 farm occupants who rent their land, 3 horses aged 3 years and under, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 bushels of beans. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS031007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS009008— 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). "Grosses Coques, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/grosses-coques-ns031007-1891/.