Margaretsville, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Margaretsville was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 703. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.032°N, 65.039°W.
Population
In 1891, Margaretsville had a population of 703: 344 male and 359 female residents. Population density was 62.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 703 |
| 1901 | 476 |
| 1911 | 481 |
| 1921 | 507 |
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 Willmot, 1881 (29.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Margaretsville 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 | 4.80 |
| FAM NO | 145 |
| Number of families | 145 |
| Number of females | 359 |
| Number of males | 344 |
| Number of married females | 121 |
| Number of married males | 121 |
| Number of married persons | 242 |
| Number of widowed females | 31 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 43 |
| POP F | 359 |
| POP M | 344 |
| POP TOT | 703 |
| Total population | 703 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 207 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 211 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 418 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 703 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 138 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 138 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 136 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 90 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 138 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 38 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 88 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,448 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 862 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,370 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,303 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,912 |
| Acres of land in farms | 6,774 |
| Acres of oats | 155 |
| Acres of potatoes | 99 |
| Acres of turnips | 8 |
| Acres of wheat | 1 |
| BAR AC | 38 |
| BAR BU | 739 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 739 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 97 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 519 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,857 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 34 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,992 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,349 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 9 |
| BWT BU | 519 |
| HAY AC | 1,303 |
| HAY TONS | 931 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 46 |
| Number of chickens | 1,534 |
| Number of ducks | 8 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 122 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 9 |
| Number of geese | 12 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 34 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 84 |
| Number of milk cows | 192 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 131 |
| Number of other cattle | 159 |
| Number of oxen | 50 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 35 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 35 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 43 |
| Number of sheep | 783 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 639 |
| Number of swine | 67 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 108 |
| Number of turkeys | 4 |
| OAT AC | 155 |
| OAT BU | 2,857 |
| PEA BU | 34 |
| POT AC | 99 |
| POT BU | 10,992 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 200 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,288 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 21,037 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 931 |
| WHT AC | 1 |
| WHT FALL BU | 9 |
| WHT SP BU | 20 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 16 |
| A 11 50 | 35 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 35 |
| BEN BU | 97 |
| BUTTER LB | 21,037 |
| CATTLE KS | 46 |
| CHEESE LB | 200 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 207 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 211 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 418 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,288 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 34 |
| DUCKS | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 145 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 12 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,534 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 84 |
| HOUSES | 138 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 19 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 17 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 8 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 136 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 90 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 4 |
| HOUSES W | 138 |
| INF 11 A | 43 |
| MD FEM | 121 |
| MD MALE | 121 |
| MD TOT | 242 |
| MILK COWS | 192 |
| NAME CD | Annapolis |
| OC F | 9 |
| OC P | 122 |
| OC TOT | 131 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 159 |
| OTHERS | 703 |
| SHEEP | 783 |
| SHEEP KS | 639 |
| SUP AM | 5,912 |
| SUP FOR | 862 |
| SUP JV | 88 |
| SUP PAT | 3,448 |
| SUP SC | 2,370 |
| SUP TOT | 6,774 |
| SWINE | 67 |
| SWINE KS | 108 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 138 |
| TUR AC | 8 |
| TUR BU | 1,349 |
| TURKEY | 4 |
| WID FEM | 31 |
| WID MALE | 12 |
| WID TOT | 43 |
| WORKING OX | 50 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS026017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS004015_1891— 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). "Margaretsville, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/margaretsville-ns026017-1891/.