Main-à-Dieu, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Main-à-Dieu was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,001. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.985°N, 59.846°W.
Population
In 1891, Main-à-Dieu had a population of 1,001: 534 male and 467 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 990 |
| 1891 | 1,001 |
| 1901 | 757 |
| 1911 | 521 |
| 1921 | 489 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Bateston, 1901 (20.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Main-à-Dieu, 1901 (80.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Main-à-Dieu shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 72 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,001 total population, 534 males, 467 females, 285 married persons, 174 families, 144 married males, 141 married females, 36 widowed persons, 28 widowed females, 8 widowed males, 5.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 680 single persons under 18, 382 single males under 18, 298 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,001 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 170 occupied houses, 169 houses, 168 houses built of wood, 162 houses of 1 story, 60 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 44 houses of 5 rooms, 39 houses of 4 rooms, 20 houses of 3 rooms, 7 houses of 2 stories, 4 uninhabited houses, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses of 2 rooms, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses built of stone, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 11,560 pounds of homemade butter, 5,607 acres of land in farms, 4,994 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,180 bushels of potatoes, 1,982 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,469 bushels of turnips, 1,118 chickens, 619 tons of hay, 613 acres of improved land in farms, 547 sheep, 504 acres of farmland under crops, 464 bushels of oats, 345 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 339 acres of hay crops, 303 milk cows, 248 sheep slaughtered or sold, 161 occupants of farms, 157 farm occupants who own their land, 89 other cattle, 86 acres of farmland in pasture, 69 oxen, 69 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 62 cattle killed or sold, 59 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 46 geese, 45 horses aged over 3 years, 44 ducks, 43 swine slaughtered or sold, 40 swine, 38 acres of potatoes, 23 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 19 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 18 acres of oats, 13 acres of turnips, 13 other fowl, 13 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 4 farm occupants who rent their land, 4 horses aged 3 years and under, 1 bushels of beans, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 turkeys. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS028019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS006023— 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). "Main-à-Dieu, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/main-dieu-ns028019-1891/.