Nictau, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Nictau was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 778. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.904°N, 65.064°W.
Population
In 1891, Nictau had a population of 778: 395 male and 383 female residents. Population density was 48.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,386 |
| 1881 | 1,516 |
| 1891 | 778 |
| 1901 | 742 |
| 1911 | 705 |
| 1921 | 775 |
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 Nictau, 1881 (30.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Nictau shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 165 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 155 |
| Number of families | 155 |
| Number of females | 383 |
| Number of males | 395 |
| Number of married females | 152 |
| Number of married males | 152 |
| Number of married persons | 304 |
| Number of widowed females | 25 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 35 |
| POP F | 383 |
| POP M | 395 |
| POP TOT | 778 |
| Total population | 778 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 206 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 233 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 439 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 778 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses | 151 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 149 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 91 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 60 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 66 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 154 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 22 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 318 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,322 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,919 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,568 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,289 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 9,208 |
| Acres of land in farms | 15,127 |
| Acres of oats | 275 |
| Acres of potatoes | 129 |
| Acres of turnips | 65 |
| Acres of wheat | 12 |
| BAR AC | 22 |
| BAR BU | 431 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 431 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 262 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,259 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 412 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,998 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 257 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 14,741 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 120 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 164 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 23,722 |
| BWT BU | 1,259 |
| CRN BU | 412 |
| HAY AC | 2,289 |
| HAY TONS | 2,135 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 159 |
| Number of chickens | 1,677 |
| Number of ducks | 14 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 126 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 13 |
| Number of geese | 17 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 53 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 144 |
| Number of milk cows | 326 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 140 |
| Number of other cattle | 480 |
| Number of other fowl | 11 |
| Number of oxen | 98 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 30 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 39 |
| Number of sheep | 600 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 497 |
| Number of swine | 150 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 165 |
| Number of turkeys | 14 |
| OAT AC | 275 |
| OAT BU | 5,998 |
| PEA BU | 257 |
| POT AC | 129 |
| POT BU | 14,741 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 710 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,792 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 29,015 |
| RYE BU | 120 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,135 |
| WHT AC | 12 |
| WHT SP BU | 164 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 32 |
| A 11 50 | 17 |
| A 201 PL | 22 |
| A 51 100 | 30 |
| BEN BU | 262 |
| BUTTER LB | 29,015 |
| CATTLE KS | 159 |
| CHEESE LB | 710 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 206 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 233 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 439 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,792 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 53 |
| DUCKS | 14 |
| FAMILIES | 155 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 17 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,677 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 144 |
| HOUSES | 151 |
| HOUSES B | 2 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 39 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 17 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 91 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 66 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 60 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 2 |
| HOUSES W | 149 |
| INF 11 A | 39 |
| MD FEM | 152 |
| MD MALE | 152 |
| MD TOT | 304 |
| MILK COWS | 326 |
| NAME CD | Annapolis |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 13 |
| OC P | 126 |
| OC TOT | 140 |
| OTHER FOWL | 11 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 480 |
| OTHERS | 778 |
| SHEEP | 600 |
| SHEEP KS | 497 |
| SUP AM | 9,208 |
| SUP FOR | 5,919 |
| SUP JV | 318 |
| SUP PAT | 5,322 |
| SUP SC | 3,568 |
| SUP TOT | 15,127 |
| SWINE | 150 |
| SWINE KS | 165 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 154 |
| TUR AC | 65 |
| TUR BU | 23,722 |
| TURKEY | 14 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 3 |
| WID FEM | 25 |
| WID MALE | 10 |
| WID TOT | 35 |
| WORKING OX | 98 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS026023— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS004020— 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). "Nictau, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/nictau-ns026023-1891/.