Leitche’s Creek, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Leitche’s Creek was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,195. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.179°N, 60.373°W.
Population
In 1891, Leitche’s Creek had a population of 1,195: 604 male and 591 female residents. Population density was 49.3 people per square mile.
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 Ball’s Creek, 1881 (25.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Leitche’s Creek shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 161 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.80 |
| FAM NO | 204 |
| Number of families | 204 |
| Number of females | 591 |
| Number of males | 604 |
| Number of married females | 167 |
| Number of married males | 165 |
| Number of married persons | 332 |
| Number of widowed females | 38 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 56 |
| POP F | 591 |
| POP M | 604 |
| POP TOT | 1,195 |
| Total population | 1,195 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 386 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 421 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 807 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,195 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 204 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 204 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 20 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 105 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 99 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 73 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 204 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 76 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 51 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,827 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,584 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,367 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,259 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,245 |
| Acres of land in farms | 13,829 |
| Acres of oats | 257 |
| Acres of potatoes | 141 |
| Acres of turnips | 18 |
| Acres of wheat | 8 |
| BAR AC | 76 |
| BAR BU | 1,319 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,319 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,314 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 15,975 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 96 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,988 |
| BWT BU | 3 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 25 |
| CRN BU | 1 |
| HAY AC | 1,259 |
| HAY TONS | 1,854 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 171 |
| Number of chickens | 3,055 |
| Number of ducks | 104 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 181 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 2 |
| Number of geese | 78 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 42 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 185 |
| Number of milk cows | 569 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 185 |
| Number of other cattle | 355 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 66 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 63 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 26 |
| Number of sheep | 828 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 497 |
| Number of swine | 128 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 186 |
| Number of turkeys | 46 |
| OAT AC | 257 |
| OAT BU | 3,314 |
| PEA BU | 1 |
| POT AC | 141 |
| POT BU | 15,975 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 380 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 108 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,895 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 46,800 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,854 |
| WHT AC | 8 |
| WHT SP BU | 96 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 23 |
| A 11 50 | 66 |
| A 201 PL | 7 |
| A 51 100 | 63 |
| BEN BU | 8 |
| BUTTER LB | 46,800 |
| CATTLE KS | 171 |
| CHEESE LB | 380 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 386 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 421 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 807 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 108 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 42 |
| DUCKS | 104 |
| FAMILIES | 204 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,895 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 78 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,055 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 185 |
| HOUSES | 204 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 19 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 35 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 105 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 73 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 26 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 28 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 99 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 13 |
| HOUSES W | 204 |
| INF 11 A | 26 |
| MD FEM | 167 |
| MD MALE | 165 |
| MD TOT | 332 |
| MILK COWS | 569 |
| NAME CD | Cape Breton |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 2 |
| OC P | 181 |
| OC TOT | 185 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 355 |
| OTHERS | 1,195 |
| SHEEP | 828 |
| SHEEP KS | 497 |
| SILOS | 25 |
| SUP AM | 7,245 |
| SUP FOR | 6,584 |
| SUP JV | 51 |
| SUP PAT | 4,827 |
| SUP SC | 2,367 |
| SUP TOT | 13,829 |
| SWINE | 128 |
| SWINE KS | 186 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 204 |
| TUR AC | 18 |
| TUR BU | 2,988 |
| TURKEY | 46 |
| WID FEM | 38 |
| WID MALE | 18 |
| WID TOT | 56 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS028014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS028014— 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). "Leitche’s Creek, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/leitche-s-creek-ns028014-1891/.