New Tusket, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
New Tusket was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 563. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.245°N, 65.872°W.
Population
In 1891, New Tusket had a population of 563: 283 male and 280 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 419 |
| 1881 | 537 |
| 1891 | 563 |
| 1901 | 612 |
| 1911 | 621 |
| 1921 | 540 |
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, New Tusket shared boundaries with:
- Carleton
- Cheticamp
- Church Point
- Grosses Coques
- Kemptville
- Meteghan
- Meteghan River
- NO DATA
- Salmon River
- St. Bernard
- Weymouth
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 96 |
| Number of families | 96 |
| Number of females | 280 |
| Number of males | 283 |
| Number of married females | 95 |
| Number of married males | 95 |
| Number of married persons | 190 |
| Number of widowed females | 10 |
| Number of widowed males | 2 |
| Number of widowed persons | 12 |
| POP F | 280 |
| POP M | 283 |
| POP TOT | 563 |
| Total population | 563 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 175 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 186 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 361 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 249 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 314 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 92 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 92 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 86 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 94 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (57 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 101 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,341 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 21,919 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,170 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,029 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,612 |
| Acres of land in farms | 24,531 |
| Acres of oats | 36 |
| Acres of potatoes | 61 |
| Acres of turnips | 26 |
| BAR AC | 1 |
| BAR BU | 14 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 14 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 31 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 19 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 54 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 735 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 58 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,539 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,523 |
| BWT BU | 19 |
| CRN BU | 54 |
| HAY AC | 1,029 |
| HAY TONS | 1,102 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 30 |
| Number of chickens | 817 |
| Number of ducks | 7 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 90 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 11 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 13 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 51 |
| Number of milk cows | 209 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 93 |
| Number of other cattle | 257 |
| Number of oxen | 114 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 44 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 3 |
| Number of sheep | 300 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 152 |
| Number of swine | 52 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 80 |
| OAT AC | 36 |
| OAT BU | 735 |
| PEA BU | 58 |
| POT AC | 61 |
| POT BU | 8,539 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 25 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 14 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,013 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 13,860 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,102 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 24 |
| A 11 50 | 7 |
| A 201 PL | 44 |
| A 51 100 | 15 |
| BEN BU | 31 |
| BUTTER LB | 13,860 |
| CATTLE KS | 30 |
| CHEESE LB | 25 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 175 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 186 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 361 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 14 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 13 |
| DUCKS | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 96 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,013 |
| FRN CA | 249 |
| GEESE | 11 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 817 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 51 |
| HOUSES | 92 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 9 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 19 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 86 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 34 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 17 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 3 |
| HOUSES W | 92 |
| INF 11 A | 3 |
| MD FEM | 95 |
| MD MALE | 95 |
| MD TOT | 190 |
| MILK COWS | 209 |
| NAME CD | Digby |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 90 |
| OC TOT | 93 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 257 |
| OTHERS | 314 |
| SHEEP | 300 |
| SHEEP KS | 152 |
| SUP AM | 2,612 |
| SUP FOR | 21,919 |
| SUP JV | 101 |
| SUP PAT | 1,341 |
| SUP SC | 1,170 |
| SUP TOT | 24,531 |
| SWINE | 52 |
| SWINE KS | 80 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 94 |
| TUR AC | 26 |
| TUR BU | 4,523 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 10 |
| WID MALE | 2 |
| WID TOT | 12 |
| WORKING OX | 114 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS031013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS009015— 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). "New Tusket, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/new-tusket-ns031013-1891/.