Marie Joseph, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Marie Joseph was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 624. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.988°N, 62.102°W.
Population
In 1891, Marie Joseph had a population of 624: 320 male and 304 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 776 |
| 1881 | 919 |
| 1891 | 624 |
| 1901 | 547 |
| 1911 | 581 |
| 1921 | 510 |
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 Marie Joseph, 1881 (41.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Marie Joseph shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 68 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 624 total population, 320 males, 304 females, 211 married persons, 123 families, 106 married males, 105 married females, 22 widowed persons, 14 widowed females, 8 widowed males, 5 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 391 single persons under 18, 206 single males under 18, 185 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 624 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 123 houses, 123 houses built of wood, 123 occupied houses, 121 houses of 1 story, 37 houses of 3 rooms, 35 houses of 4 rooms, 21 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 20 houses of 2 rooms, 9 houses of 5 rooms, 2 houses of 2 stories, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 6,714 pounds of homemade butter, 6,098 acres of land in farms, 5,518 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,174 bushels of potatoes, 1,111 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 743 chickens, 639 bushels of turnips, 580 acres of improved land in farms, 570 tons of hay, 524 sheep, 315 acres of farmland under crops, 305 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 288 acres of hay crops, 263 acres of farmland in pasture, 160 milk cows, 148 other cattle, 127 occupants of farms, 122 farm occupants who own their land, 114 sheep slaughtered or sold, 84 bushels of oats, 66 swine slaughtered or sold, 57 oxen, 54 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 51 swine, 40 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 36 cattle killed or sold, 35 ducks, 31 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 28 geese, 26 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 24 acres of potatoes, 23 horses aged over 3 years, 13 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 13 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 7 acres of turnips, 6 bushels of buckwheat, 5 farm occupants who rent their land, 5 horses aged 3 years and under, 3 acres of oats, 3 other fowl, 2 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 2 bushels of beans. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS032014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS010021_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). "Marie Joseph, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/marie-joseph-ns032014-1891/.