Port Maitland, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Port Maitland was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 958. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.981°N, 66.119°W.
Population
In 1891, Port Maitland had a population of 958: 464 male and 494 female residents. Population density was 40.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 958 |
| 1901 | 958 |
| 1911 | 953 |
| 1921 | 859 |
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 Ohio, 1881 (29.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Port Maitland shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 152 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.40 |
| FAM NO | 218 |
| Number of families | 218 |
| Number of females | 494 |
| Number of males | 464 |
| Number of married females | 190 |
| Number of married males | 190 |
| Number of married persons | 380 |
| Number of widowed females | 35 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 47 |
| POP F | 494 |
| POP M | 464 |
| POP TOT | 958 |
| Total population | 958 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 269 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 262 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 531 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 956 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 202 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 202 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 173 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 29 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 168 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 202 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (56 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 7 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 70 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,391 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,419 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,309 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,069 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,770 |
| Acres of land in farms | 9,189 |
| Acres of oats | 24 |
| Acres of potatoes | 57 |
| Acres of turnips | 24 |
| BAR AC | 7 |
| BAR BU | 149 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 149 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 553 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 51 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,478 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,060 |
| CRN BU | 12 |
| HAY AC | 1,069 |
| HAY TONS | 1,590 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 246 |
| Number of chickens | 1,584 |
| Number of ducks | 19 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 191 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 10 |
| Number of geese | 13 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 24 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 88 |
| Number of milk cows | 368 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 201 |
| Number of other cattle | 200 |
| Number of other fowl | 10 |
| Number of oxen | 122 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 69 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 41 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 66 |
| Number of sheep | 192 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 240 |
| Number of swine | 211 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 125 |
| Number of turkeys | 3 |
| OAT AC | 24 |
| OAT BU | 553 |
| PEA BU | 51 |
| POT AC | 57 |
| POT BU | 9,478 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,527 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 586 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 120 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 35,920 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,590 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 21 |
| A 11 50 | 69 |
| A 201 PL | 4 |
| A 51 100 | 41 |
| BEN BU | 13 |
| BUTTER LB | 35,920 |
| CATTLE KS | 246 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,527 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 269 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 262 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 531 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 586 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 24 |
| DUCKS | 19 |
| FAMILIES | 218 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 120 |
| FRN CA | 2 |
| GEESE | 13 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,584 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 88 |
| HOUSES | 202 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 11 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 12 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 173 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 168 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 29 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 7 |
| HOUSES W | 202 |
| INF 11 A | 66 |
| MD FEM | 190 |
| MD MALE | 190 |
| MD TOT | 380 |
| MILK COWS | 368 |
| NAME CD | Yarmouth |
| OC F | 10 |
| OC P | 191 |
| OC TOT | 201 |
| OTHER FOWL | 10 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 200 |
| OTHERS | 956 |
| SHEEP | 192 |
| SHEEP KS | 240 |
| SUP AM | 4,770 |
| SUP FOR | 4,419 |
| SUP JV | 70 |
| SUP PAT | 3,391 |
| SUP SC | 1,309 |
| SUP TOT | 9,189 |
| SWINE | 211 |
| SWINE KS | 125 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 202 |
| TUR AC | 24 |
| TUR BU | 5,060 |
| TURKEY | 3 |
| WID FEM | 35 |
| WID MALE | 12 |
| WID TOT | 47 |
| WORKING OX | 122 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS044015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS021013— 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). "Port Maitland, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/port-maitland-ns044015-1891/.