Merigomish, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Merigomish was a township in Nova Scotia (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 772. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.589°N, 62.436°W.
Population
In 1891, Merigomish had a population of 772: 376 male and 396 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 898 |
| 1891 | 772 |
| 1901 | 693 |
| 1911 | 532 |
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, Merigomish shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 151 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 | 161 |
| Number of families | 161 |
| Number of females | 396 |
| Number of males | 376 |
| Number of married females | 122 |
| Number of married males | 123 |
| Number of married persons | 245 |
| Number of widowed females | 29 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 40 |
| POP F | 396 |
| POP M | 376 |
| POP TOT | 772 |
| Total population | 772 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 245 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 242 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 487 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 772 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 155 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 155 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 153 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 93 |
| Number of occupied houses | 155 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 52 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 29 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,666 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,202 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,658 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,272 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 6,353 |
| Acres of land in farms | 11,555 |
| Acres of oats | 752 |
| Acres of potatoes | 114 |
| Acres of turnips | 23 |
| Acres of wheat | 284 |
| BAR AC | 52 |
| BAR BU | 1,015 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,015 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 289 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 17 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 10,212 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 176 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 14,323 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,388 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,564 |
| BWT BU | 289 |
| HAY AC | 1,272 |
| HAY TONS | 1,503 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 234 |
| Number of chickens | 2,853 |
| Number of ducks | 32 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 147 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 65 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 60 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 197 |
| Number of milk cows | 498 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 150 |
| Number of other cattle | 565 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 44 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 59 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 18 |
| Number of sheep | 1,320 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 584 |
| Number of swine | 98 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 177 |
| Number of turkeys | 55 |
| OAT AC | 752 |
| OAT BU | 10,212 |
| PEA BU | 176 |
| POT AC | 114 |
| POT BU | 14,323 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 3,270 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 379 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,388 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 22,581 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,503 |
| WHT AC | 284 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,388 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 25 |
| A 11 50 | 44 |
| A 201 PL | 4 |
| A 51 100 | 59 |
| BEN BU | 12 |
| BUTTER LB | 22,581 |
| CATTLE KS | 234 |
| CHEESE LB | 3,270 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 245 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 242 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 487 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 379 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 60 |
| DUCKS | 32 |
| FAMILIES | 161 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 4,388 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 65 |
| GRA BU | 17 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,853 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 197 |
| HOUSES | 155 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 32 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 17 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 153 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 93 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 4 |
| HOUSES W | 155 |
| INF 11 A | 18 |
| MD FEM | 122 |
| MD MALE | 123 |
| MD TOT | 245 |
| MILK COWS | 498 |
| NAME CD | Pictou |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 147 |
| OC TOT | 150 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 565 |
| OTHERS | 772 |
| SHEEP | 1,320 |
| SHEEP KS | 584 |
| SUP AM | 6,353 |
| SUP FOR | 5,202 |
| SUP JV | 29 |
| SUP PAT | 2,666 |
| SUP SC | 3,658 |
| SUP TOT | 11,555 |
| SWINE | 98 |
| SWINE KS | 177 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 155 |
| TUR AC | 23 |
| TUR BU | 2,564 |
| TURKEY | 55 |
| WID FEM | 29 |
| WID MALE | 11 |
| WID TOT | 40 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS039016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS050021— 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). "Merigomish, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/merigomish-ns039016-1891/.