Margaree S. W.-O., Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Margaree S. W.-O. was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,067. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.271°N, 61.085°W.
Population
In 1891, Margaree S. W.-O. had a population of 1,067: 554 male and 513 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,067 |
| 1901 | 1,029 |
| 1911 | 868 |
| 1921 | 859 |
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, Margaree S. W.-O. shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 154 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 7 |
| FAM NO | 153 |
| Number of families | 153 |
| Number of females | 513 |
| Number of males | 554 |
| Number of married females | 144 |
| Number of married males | 144 |
| Number of married persons | 288 |
| Number of widowed females | 8 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 19 |
| POP F | 513 |
| POP M | 554 |
| POP TOT | 1,067 |
| Total population | 1,067 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 361 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 399 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 760 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 221 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 846 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 151 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 151 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 5 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 137 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 14 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 60 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 151 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (56 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 19 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 32 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,377 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 17,310 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,145 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,811 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,554 |
| Acres of land in farms | 22,864 |
| Acres of oats | 398 |
| Acres of potatoes | 167 |
| Acres of turnips | 5 |
| BAR AC | 19 |
| BAR BU | 239 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 239 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 63 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 7,126 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 19,310 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 304 |
| BWT BU | 63 |
| HAY AC | 1,811 |
| HAY TONS | 2,988 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 400 |
| Number of chickens | 1,271 |
| Number of ducks | 16 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 143 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 17 |
| Number of geese | 125 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 60 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 212 |
| Number of milk cows | 703 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 160 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,101 |
| Number of oxen | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 44 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 48 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 18 |
| Number of sheep | 2,014 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 613 |
| Number of swine | 233 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 220 |
| Number of turkeys | 5 |
| OAT AC | 398 |
| OAT BU | 7,126 |
| POT AC | 167 |
| POT BU | 19,310 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 7,610 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 33 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,313 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 30,933 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,988 |
| WHT SP BU | 4 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 44 |
| A 11 50 | 26 |
| A 201 PL | 24 |
| A 51 100 | 48 |
| BEN BU | 1 |
| BUTTER LB | 30,933 |
| CATTLE KS | 400 |
| CHEESE LB | 7,610 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 361 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 399 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 760 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 33 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 60 |
| DUCKS | 16 |
| FAMILIES | 153 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 7 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 5,313 |
| FRN CA | 221 |
| GEESE | 125 |
| GRA BU | 7 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,271 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 212 |
| HOUSES | 151 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 22 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 137 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 60 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 21 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 14 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 2 |
| HOUSES W | 151 |
| INF 11 A | 18 |
| MD FEM | 144 |
| MD MALE | 144 |
| MD TOT | 288 |
| MILK COWS | 703 |
| NAME CD | Inverness |
| OC F | 17 |
| OC P | 143 |
| OC TOT | 160 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,101 |
| OTHERS | 846 |
| SHEEP | 2,014 |
| SHEEP KS | 613 |
| SUP AM | 5,554 |
| SUP FOR | 17,310 |
| SUP JV | 32 |
| SUP PAT | 2,377 |
| SUP SC | 3,145 |
| SUP TOT | 22,864 |
| SWINE | 233 |
| SWINE KS | 220 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 151 |
| TUR AC | 5 |
| TUR BU | 304 |
| TURKEY | 5 |
| WID FEM | 8 |
| WID MALE | 11 |
| WID TOT | 19 |
| WORKING OX | 19 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS036011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS013012— 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). "Margaree S. W.-O., Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/margaree-s-w-o-ns036011-1891/.