Mahoney’s Beach, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Mahoney’s Beach was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 856. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.740°N, 61.967°W.
Population
In 1891, Mahoney’s Beach had a population of 856: 434 male and 422 female residents. Population density was 17.2 people per square mile.
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Mahoney’s Beach shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 153 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 153 |
| Number of families | 153 |
| Number of females | 422 |
| Number of males | 434 |
| Number of married females | 103 |
| Number of married males | 106 |
| Number of married persons | 209 |
| Number of widowed females | 33 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 52 |
| POP F | 422 |
| POP M | 434 |
| POP TOT | 856 |
| Total population | 856 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 286 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 309 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 595 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 856 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 153 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 153 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 149 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 45 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 47 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 153 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 15 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 59 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 21 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,287 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,835 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,630 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,344 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 10,938 |
| Acres of land in farms | 17,773 |
| Acres of oats | 488 |
| Acres of potatoes | 160 |
| Acres of turnips | 29 |
| Acres of wheat | 212 |
| BAR AC | 59 |
| BAR BU | 908 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 908 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 43 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 404 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 9,360 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 112 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 19,415 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,732 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 8,328 |
| BWT BU | 404 |
| HAY AC | 2,344 |
| HAY TONS | 2,776 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 309 |
| Number of chickens | 1,858 |
| Number of ducks | 15 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 152 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 277 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 64 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 208 |
| Number of milk cows | 676 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 155 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,004 |
| Number of oxen | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 42 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 73 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 7 |
| Number of sheep | 2,282 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 735 |
| Number of swine | 253 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 202 |
| Number of turkeys | 10 |
| OAT AC | 488 |
| OAT BU | 9,360 |
| PEA BU | 112 |
| POT AC | 160 |
| POT BU | 19,415 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 12,562 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,865 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,086 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 30,291 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,776 |
| WHT AC | 212 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,732 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 42 |
| A 11 50 | 23 |
| A 201 PL | 10 |
| A 51 100 | 73 |
| BEN BU | 43 |
| BUTTER LB | 30,291 |
| CATTLE KS | 309 |
| CHEESE LB | 12,562 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 286 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 309 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 595 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,865 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 64 |
| DUCKS | 15 |
| FAMILIES | 153 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,086 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 277 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,858 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 208 |
| HOUSES | 153 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 35 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 45 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 149 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 47 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 15 |
| HOUSES W | 153 |
| INF 11 A | 7 |
| MD FEM | 103 |
| MD MALE | 106 |
| MD TOT | 209 |
| MILK COWS | 676 |
| NAME CD | Antigonish |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 152 |
| OC TOT | 155 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,004 |
| OTHERS | 856 |
| SHEEP | 2,282 |
| SHEEP KS | 735 |
| SUP AM | 10,938 |
| SUP FOR | 6,835 |
| SUP JV | 21 |
| SUP PAT | 5,287 |
| SUP SC | 5,630 |
| SUP TOT | 17,773 |
| SWINE | 253 |
| SWINE KS | 202 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 153 |
| TUR AC | 29 |
| TUR BU | 8,328 |
| TURKEY | 10 |
| WID FEM | 33 |
| WID MALE | 19 |
| WID TOT | 52 |
| WORKING OX | 19 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS027011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS027011— 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). "Mahoney’s Beach, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/mahoney-s-beach-ns027011-1891/.