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 density was 14.2 people per square mile.
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 140 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.90 |
| FAM NO | 96 |
| Number of families | 96 |
| Number of females | 316 |
| Number of males | 344 |
| Number of married females | 95 |
| Number of married males | 91 |
| Number of married persons | 186 |
| Number of widowed females | 5 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 17 |
| POP F | 316 |
| POP M | 344 |
| POP TOT | 660 |
| Total population | 660 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 216 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 241 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 457 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 641 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 19 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 93 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 93 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 92 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 77 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of occupied houses | 93 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (49 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 56 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 568 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,854 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 567 |
| Acres of hay crops | 482 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,191 |
| Acres of land in farms | 7,045 |
| Acres of oats | 26 |
| Acres of potatoes | 75 |
| Acres of turnips | 9 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 571 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,828 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,675 |
| CRN BU | 9 |
| HAY AC | 482 |
| HAY TONS | 817 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 23 |
| Number of chickens | 1,119 |
| Number of ducks | 14 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 88 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 3 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 18 |
| Number of milk cows | 170 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 91 |
| Number of other cattle | 117 |
| Number of oxen | 146 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 33 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 7 |
| Number of sheep | 106 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 39 |
| Number of swine | 61 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 82 |
| OAT AC | 26 |
| OAT BU | 571 |
| PEA BU | 20 |
| POT AC | 75 |
| POT BU | 7,828 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 100 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 76 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 218 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 10,940 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 817 |
Other recorded variables (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 21 |
| A 11 50 | 33 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 28 |
| BEN BU | 1 |
| BUTTER LB | 10,940 |
| CATTLE KS | 23 |
| CHEESE LB | 100 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 216 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 241 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 457 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 76 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 3 |
| DUCKS | 14 |
| FAMILIES | 96 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 218 |
| FRN CA | 641 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,119 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 18 |
| HOUSES | 93 |
| HOUSES CON | 7 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 92 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 77 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 8 |
| HOUSES W | 93 |
| INF 11 A | 7 |
| MD FEM | 95 |
| MD MALE | 91 |
| MD TOT | 186 |
| MILK COWS | 170 |
| NAME CD | Digby |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 88 |
| OC TOT | 91 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 117 |
| OTHERS | 19 |
| SHEEP | 106 |
| SHEEP KS | 39 |
| SUP AM | 1,191 |
| SUP FOR | 5,854 |
| SUP JV | 56 |
| SUP PAT | 568 |
| SUP SC | 567 |
| SUP TOT | 7,045 |
| SWINE | 61 |
| SWINE KS | 82 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 93 |
| TUR AC | 9 |
| TUR BU | 1,675 |
| WID FEM | 5 |
| WID MALE | 12 |
| WID TOT | 17 |
| WORKING OX | 146 |
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/.