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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 748 |
| 1911 | 599 |
| 1921 | 537 |
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 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 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 748 total population, 399 males, 349 females, 223 married persons, 144 families, 112 married males, 111 married females, 52 widowed persons, 29 widowed females, 23 widowed males, 5.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 473 single persons under 18, 264 single males under 18, 209 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 748 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 136 occupied houses, 135 houses, 135 houses built of wood, 135 houses of 1 story, 61 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 26 houses of 4 rooms, 21 houses of 5 rooms, 17 houses of 3 rooms, 12 uninhabited houses, 8 houses of 2 rooms, 4 houses under construction, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 33,920 pounds of homemade butter, 18,179 bushels of potatoes, 11,344 acres of land in farms, 6,978 acres of improved land in farms, 5,647 bushels of oats, 4,518 bushels of spring wheat, 4,378 acres of farmland under crops, 4,366 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,777 bushels of turnips, 2,913 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,570 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,416 chickens, 2,071 acres of hay crops, 1,921 tons of hay, 1,546 bushels of barley, 1,409 bushels of buckwheat, 869 sheep, 560 other cattle, 472 sheep slaughtered or sold, 466 milk cows, 401 acres of wheat, 366 acres of oats, 274 swine slaughtered or sold, 210 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 208 horses aged over 3 years, 192 cattle killed or sold, 175 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 136 occupants of farms, 133 farm occupants who own their land, 108 acres of potatoes, 91 acres of barley, 87 geese, 77 swine, 70 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 52 horses aged 3 years and under, 42 turkeys, 40 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 33 bushels of peas, 30 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 27 bushels of beans, 24 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 24 bushels of corn, 22 ducks, 21 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 14 acres of turnips, 14 oxen, 3 farm occupants who rent their land, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS030006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS008011— 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/.