Maccan, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Maccan was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,013. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.648°N, 64.233°W.
Population
In 1891, Maccan had a population of 1,013: 549 male and 464 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,162 |
| 1881 | 2,585 |
| 1891 | 1,013 |
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 Maccan, 1881 (52.8% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Polling district No. 23, 1901 (52.5% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Polling district No. 6, 1901 (47.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Maccan shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 200 |
| Number of families | 200 |
| Number of females | 464 |
| Number of males | 549 |
| Number of married females | 179 |
| Number of married males | 180 |
| Number of married persons | 359 |
| Number of widowed females | 16 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 30 |
| POP F | 464 |
| POP M | 549 |
| POP TOT | 1,013 |
| Total population | 1,013 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 269 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 355 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 624 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 35 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 978 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 5 |
| Number of houses | 188 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 187 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 164 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 23 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 115 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 193 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 77 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 35 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,464 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 39,162 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,302 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,487 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,801 |
| Acres of land in farms | 46,963 |
| Acres of oats | 409 |
| Acres of potatoes | 152 |
| Acres of turnips | 37 |
| Acres of wheat | 12 |
| BAR AC | 77 |
| BAR BU | 1,166 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,166 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 45 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,364 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 7,881 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 26 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 27,490 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 164 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 133 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 14,630 |
| BWT BU | 2,364 |
| CRN BU | 3 |
| HAY AC | 2,487 |
| HAY TONS | 2,993 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 194 |
| Number of chickens | 3,488 |
| Number of ducks | 156 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 157 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 17 |
| Number of geese | 497 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 55 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 250 |
| Number of milk cows | 397 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 175 |
| Number of other cattle | 671 |
| Number of oxen | 57 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 76 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 25 |
| Number of sheep | 1,049 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 419 |
| Number of swine | 277 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 231 |
| Number of turkeys | 263 |
| OAT AC | 409 |
| OAT BU | 7,881 |
| PEA BU | 26 |
| POT AC | 152 |
| POT BU | 27,490 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 90 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 72 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,675 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 37,203 |
| RYE BU | 164 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,993 |
| WHT AC | 12 |
| WHT SP BU | 133 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 25 |
| A 11 50 | 15 |
| A 201 PL | 76 |
| A 51 100 | 34 |
| BEN BU | 45 |
| BUTTER LB | 37,203 |
| CATTLE KS | 194 |
| CHEESE LB | 90 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 269 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 355 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 624 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 72 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 55 |
| DUCKS | 156 |
| FAMILIES | 200 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,675 |
| FRN CA | 35 |
| GEESE | 497 |
| GRA BU | 3 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,488 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 250 |
| HOUSES | 188 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 23 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 17 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 21 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 164 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 115 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 23 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 14 |
| HOUSES W | 187 |
| INF 11 A | 25 |
| MD FEM | 179 |
| MD MALE | 180 |
| MD TOT | 359 |
| MILK COWS | 397 |
| NAME CD | Cumberland |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 17 |
| OC P | 157 |
| OC TOT | 175 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 671 |
| OTHERS | 978 |
| SHEEP | 1,049 |
| SHEEP KS | 419 |
| SUP AM | 7,801 |
| SUP FOR | 39,162 |
| SUP JV | 35 |
| SUP PAT | 3,464 |
| SUP SC | 4,302 |
| SUP TOT | 46,963 |
| SWINE | 277 |
| SWINE KS | 231 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 193 |
| TUR AC | 37 |
| TUR BU | 14,630 |
| TURKEY | 263 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 5 |
| WID FEM | 16 |
| WID MALE | 14 |
| WID TOT | 30 |
| WORKING OX | 57 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS030005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS030005— 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). "Maccan, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/maccan-ns030005-1891/.