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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q6737132. 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.
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 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 708 total population, 355 females, 353 males, 222 married persons, 134 families, 111 married females, 111 married males, 30 widowed persons, 22 widowed females, 8 widowed males, 5.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 456 single persons under 18, 234 single males under 18, 222 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 708 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 127 houses, 127 houses built of wood, 127 occupied houses, 103 houses of 1 story, 84 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 24 houses of 2 stories, 13 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 13 houses of 5 rooms, 9 houses of 4 rooms, 7 uninhabited houses, 5 houses of 3 rooms, 2 houses of 2 rooms, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 14,346 pounds of homemade butter, 4,091 bushels of potatoes, 3,607 acres of land in farms, 2,624 bushels of turnips, 1,808 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,799 acres of improved land in farms, 1,482 chickens, 944 acres of farmland under crops, 800 acres of farmland in pasture, 731 tons of hay, 611 acres of hay crops, 519 bushels of oats, 357 bushels of barley, 200 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 146 milk cows, 124 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 123 turkeys, 113 occupants of farms, 102 farm occupants who own their land, 97 bushels of buckwheat, 94 other cattle, 75 horses aged over 3 years, 75 swine slaughtered or sold, 65 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 55 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 47 cattle killed or sold, 44 bushels of peas, 37 acres of potatoes, 35 ducks, 34 sheep, 25 bushels of beans, 22 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 19 acres of oats, 19 acres of turnips, 17 acres of barley, 15 horses aged 3 years and under, 15 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 15 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 10 farm occupants who rent their land, 10 oxen, 10 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 8 sheep slaughtered or sold, 8 swine, 1 bushels of corn, 1 employees on farms, 1 other fowl, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS035011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS035011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q6737132
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maitland,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maitland_(Nouvelle-%C3%89cosse)
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/.