Maitland, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Maitland was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 422. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.498°N, 65.305°W.
Population
In 1891, Maitland had a population of 422: 235 male and 187 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 567 |
| 1881 | 610 |
| 1891 | 422 |
| 1901 | 374 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 341 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Maitland shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 74 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 422 total population, 235 males, 187 females, 133 married persons, 76 families, 68 married females, 65 married males, 19 widowed persons, 10 widowed males, 9 widowed females, 5.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 270 single persons under 18, 160 single males under 18, 110 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 422 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 75 houses, 75 houses built of wood, 75 occupied houses, 74 houses of 1 story, 38 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 11 houses of 4 rooms, 10 houses of 5 rooms, 9 houses of 2 rooms, 4 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses of 3 rooms, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses of 2 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 10,861 acres of land in farms, 9,130 pounds of homemade butter, 6,668 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,386 bushels of potatoes, 4,193 acres of improved land in farms, 2,410 acres of farmland under crops, 2,122 bushels of oats, 1,921 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,741 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,268 bushels of turnips, 1,012 tons of hay, 865 acres of hay crops, 764 chickens, 534 sheep, 426 bushels of barley, 342 sheep slaughtered or sold, 262 bushels of buckwheat, 222 other cattle, 162 bushels of rye, 159 milk cows, 105 oxen, 98 bushels of beans, 97 acres of oats, 82 cattle killed or sold, 80 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 75 occupants of farms, 71 farm occupants who own their land, 62 swine slaughtered or sold, 46 horses aged over 3 years, 44 acres of potatoes, 42 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 32 swine, 31 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 26 acres of barley, 26 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 24 geese, 23 horses aged 3 years and under, 20 bushels of winter wheat, 15 bushels of spring wheat, 12 acres of turnips, 11 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 bushels of peas, 6 turkeys, 4 farm occupants who rent their land, 4 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 3 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 2 acres of wheat. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS026016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS004014— 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). "Maitland, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/maitland-ns026016-1891/.