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 density was 1.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 567 |
| 1881 | 610 |
| 1891 | 422 |
| 1901 | 374 |
| 1911 | 345 |
| 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 151 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 | 76 |
| Number of families | 76 |
| Number of females | 187 |
| Number of males | 235 |
| Number of married females | 68 |
| Number of married males | 65 |
| Number of married persons | 133 |
| Number of widowed females | 9 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 19 |
| POP F | 187 |
| POP M | 235 |
| POP TOT | 422 |
| Total population | 422 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 110 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 160 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 270 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 422 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 75 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 75 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 74 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 75 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 26 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 42 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,741 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,668 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,410 |
| Acres of hay crops | 865 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,193 |
| Acres of land in farms | 10,861 |
| Acres of oats | 97 |
| Acres of potatoes | 44 |
| Acres of turnips | 12 |
| Acres of wheat | 2 |
| BAR AC | 26 |
| BAR BU | 426 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 426 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 98 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 262 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,122 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,386 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 162 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,268 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 20 |
| BWT BU | 262 |
| HAY AC | 865 |
| HAY TONS | 1,012 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 82 |
| Number of chickens | 764 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 71 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of geese | 24 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 23 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 46 |
| Number of milk cows | 159 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 75 |
| Number of other cattle | 222 |
| Number of oxen | 105 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 3 |
| Number of sheep | 534 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 342 |
| Number of swine | 32 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 62 |
| Number of turkeys | 6 |
| OAT AC | 97 |
| OAT BU | 2,122 |
| PEA BU | 6 |
| POT AC | 44 |
| POT BU | 4,386 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 80 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,921 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 9,130 |
| RYE BU | 162 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,012 |
| WHT AC | 2 |
| WHT FALL BU | 20 |
| WHT SP BU | 15 |
Other recorded variables (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 26 |
| A 11 50 | 4 |
| A 201 PL | 11 |
| A 51 100 | 31 |
| BEN BU | 98 |
| BUTTER LB | 9,130 |
| CATTLE KS | 82 |
| CHEESE LB | 80 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 110 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 160 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 270 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,921 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 23 |
| FAMILIES | 76 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 24 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 764 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 46 |
| HOUSES | 75 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 11 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 74 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 38 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 9 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES W | 75 |
| INF 11 A | 3 |
| MD FEM | 68 |
| MD MALE | 65 |
| MD TOT | 133 |
| MILK COWS | 159 |
| NAME CD | Annapolis |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 71 |
| OC TOT | 75 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 222 |
| OTHERS | 422 |
| SHEEP | 534 |
| SHEEP KS | 342 |
| SUP AM | 4,193 |
| SUP FOR | 6,668 |
| SUP JV | 42 |
| SUP PAT | 1,741 |
| SUP SC | 2,410 |
| SUP TOT | 10,861 |
| SWINE | 32 |
| SWINE KS | 62 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 75 |
| TUR AC | 12 |
| TUR BU | 1,268 |
| TURKEY | 6 |
| WID FEM | 9 |
| WID MALE | 10 |
| WID TOT | 19 |
| WORKING OX | 105 |
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/.