Malagash, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Malagash was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 748. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.787°N, 63.336°W.
Population
In 1891, Malagash had a population of 748: 399 male and 349 female residents. Population density was 37.2 people per square mile.
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 Wallace, 1881 (19.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Malagash shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 157 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 144 |
| Number of families | 144 |
| Number of females | 349 |
| Number of males | 399 |
| Number of married females | 111 |
| Number of married males | 112 |
| Number of married persons | 223 |
| Number of widowed females | 29 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 52 |
| POP F | 349 |
| POP M | 399 |
| POP TOT | 748 |
| Total population | 748 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 209 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 264 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 473 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 748 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 135 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 135 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 135 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 61 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 136 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 91 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 30 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,570 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,366 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,378 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,071 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 6,978 |
| Acres of land in farms | 11,344 |
| Acres of oats | 366 |
| Acres of potatoes | 108 |
| Acres of turnips | 14 |
| Acres of wheat | 401 |
| BAR AC | 91 |
| BAR BU | 1,546 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,546 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 27 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,409 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 24 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 24 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,647 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 33 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 18,179 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,518 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,777 |
| BWT BU | 1,409 |
| CRN BU | 24 |
| HAY AC | 2,071 |
| HAY TONS | 1,921 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 192 |
| Number of chickens | 2,416 |
| Number of ducks | 22 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 133 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 87 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 52 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 208 |
| Number of milk cows | 466 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 136 |
| Number of other cattle | 560 |
| Number of oxen | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 40 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 70 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 2 |
| Number of sheep | 869 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 472 |
| Number of swine | 77 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 274 |
| Number of turkeys | 42 |
| OAT AC | 366 |
| OAT BU | 5,647 |
| PEA BU | 33 |
| POT AC | 108 |
| POT BU | 18,179 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 175 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 210 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,913 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 33,920 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,921 |
| WHT AC | 401 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,518 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 21 |
| A 11 50 | 40 |
| A 201 PL | 3 |
| A 51 100 | 70 |
| BEN BU | 27 |
| BUTTER LB | 33,920 |
| CATTLE KS | 192 |
| CHEESE LB | 175 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 209 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 264 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 473 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 210 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 52 |
| DUCKS | 22 |
| FAMILIES | 144 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,913 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 87 |
| GRA BU | 24 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,416 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 208 |
| HOUSES | 135 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 26 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 135 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 61 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 17 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 8 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 12 |
| HOUSES W | 135 |
| INF 11 A | 2 |
| MD FEM | 111 |
| MD MALE | 112 |
| MD TOT | 223 |
| MILK COWS | 466 |
| NAME CD | Cumberland |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 133 |
| OC TOT | 136 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 560 |
| OTHERS | 748 |
| SHEEP | 869 |
| SHEEP KS | 472 |
| SUP AM | 6,978 |
| SUP FOR | 4,366 |
| SUP JV | 30 |
| SUP PAT | 2,570 |
| SUP SC | 4,378 |
| SUP TOT | 11,344 |
| SWINE | 77 |
| SWINE KS | 274 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 136 |
| TUR AC | 14 |
| TUR BU | 3,777 |
| TURKEY | 42 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 29 |
| WID MALE | 23 |
| WID TOT | 52 |
| WORKING OX | 14 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS030006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS030006— 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). "Malagash, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/malagash-ns030006-1891/.