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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q6722881. 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 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,013 total population, 549 males, 464 females, 359 married persons, 200 families, 180 married males, 179 married females, 30 widowed persons, 16 widowed females, 14 widowed males, 5.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 624 single persons under 18, 355 single males under 18, 269 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 978 persons who are not French Canadian, 35 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 193 occupied houses, 188 houses, 187 houses built of wood, 164 houses of 1 story, 115 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 23 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 23 houses of 2 stories, 21 houses of 4 rooms, 17 houses of 5 rooms, 14 uninhabited houses, 7 houses of 3 rooms, 5 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 2 houses of 2 rooms, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses built of brick, 1 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 46,963 acres of land in farms, 39,162 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 37,203 pounds of homemade butter, 27,490 bushels of potatoes, 14,630 bushels of turnips, 7,881 bushels of oats, 7,801 acres of improved land in farms, 4,302 acres of farmland under crops, 3,488 chickens, 3,464 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,993 tons of hay, 2,675 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,487 acres of hay crops, 2,364 bushels of buckwheat, 1,166 bushels of barley, 1,049 sheep, 671 other cattle, 497 geese, 419 sheep slaughtered or sold, 409 acres of oats, 397 milk cows, 277 swine, 263 turkeys, 250 horses aged over 3 years, 231 swine slaughtered or sold, 194 cattle killed or sold, 175 occupants of farms, 164 bushels of rye, 157 farm occupants who own their land, 156 ducks, 152 acres of potatoes, 133 bushels of spring wheat, 90 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 77 acres of barley, 76 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 72 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 57 oxen, 55 horses aged 3 years and under, 45 bushels of beans, 37 acres of turnips, 35 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 34 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 26 bushels of peas, 25 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 25 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 17 farm occupants who rent their land, 15 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 12 acres of wheat, 3 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 3 bushels of corn, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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: Q6722881
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/.