Maitland, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Maitland was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 708. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.281°N, 63.503°W.
Population
In 1891, Maitland had a population of 708: 353 male and 355 female residents. Population density was 44.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,463 |
| 1881 | 2,766 |
| 1891 | 708 |
| 1901 | 1,763 |
| 1911 | 1,496 |
| 1921 | 1,326 |
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 Maitland, 1881 (14.1% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Maitland, 1901 (14.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Maitland shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 155 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 134 |
| Number of families | 134 |
| Number of females | 355 |
| Number of males | 353 |
| Number of married females | 111 |
| Number of married males | 111 |
| Number of married persons | 222 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 30 |
| POP F | 355 |
| POP M | 353 |
| POP TOT | 708 |
| Total population | 708 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 222 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 234 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 456 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 708 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 127 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 127 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 103 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 24 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 84 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 127 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 17 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 55 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 800 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,808 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 944 |
| Acres of hay crops | 611 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,799 |
| Acres of land in farms | 3,607 |
| Acres of oats | 19 |
| Acres of potatoes | 37 |
| Acres of turnips | 19 |
| BAR AC | 17 |
| BAR BU | 357 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 357 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 97 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 519 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 44 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,091 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,624 |
| BWT BU | 97 |
| CRN BU | 1 |
| HAY AC | 611 |
| HAY TONS | 731 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 47 |
| Number of chickens | 1,482 |
| Number of ducks | 35 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 102 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 10 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 15 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 75 |
| Number of milk cows | 146 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 113 |
| Number of other cattle | 94 |
| Number of other fowl | 1 |
| Number of oxen | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 65 |
| Number of sheep | 34 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 8 |
| Number of swine | 8 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 75 |
| Number of turkeys | 123 |
| OAT AC | 19 |
| OAT BU | 519 |
| PEA BU | 44 |
| POT AC | 37 |
| POT BU | 4,091 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 200 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 124 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 15 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 14,346 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 731 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 10 |
| A 11 50 | 22 |
| A 201 PL | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 15 |
| BEN BU | 25 |
| BUTTER LB | 14,346 |
| CATTLE KS | 47 |
| CHEESE LB | 200 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 222 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 234 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 456 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 124 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 15 |
| DUCKS | 35 |
| FAMILIES | 134 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 15 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,482 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 75 |
| HOUSES | 127 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 13 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 9 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 103 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 84 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 24 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 7 |
| HOUSES W | 127 |
| INF 11 A | 65 |
| MD FEM | 111 |
| MD MALE | 111 |
| MD TOT | 222 |
| MILK COWS | 146 |
| NAME CD | Hants |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 10 |
| OC P | 102 |
| OC TOT | 113 |
| OTHER FOWL | 1 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 94 |
| OTHERS | 708 |
| SHEEP | 34 |
| SHEEP KS | 8 |
| SUP AM | 1,799 |
| SUP FOR | 1,808 |
| SUP JV | 55 |
| SUP PAT | 800 |
| SUP SC | 944 |
| SUP TOT | 3,607 |
| SWINE | 8 |
| SWINE KS | 75 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 127 |
| TUR AC | 19 |
| TUR BU | 2,624 |
| TURKEY | 123 |
| WID FEM | 22 |
| WID MALE | 8 |
| WID TOT | 30 |
| WORKING OX | 10 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS035011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS012006— 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-ns035011-1891/.