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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q7230777. 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 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 75 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 958 total population, 494 females, 464 males, 380 married persons, 218 families, 190 married females, 190 married males, 47 widowed persons, 35 widowed females, 12 widowed males, 4.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 531 single persons under 18, 269 single females under 18, 262 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 956 persons who are not French Canadian, 2 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 202 houses, 202 houses built of wood, 202 occupied houses, 173 houses of 1 story, 168 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 29 houses of 2 stories, 12 houses of 4 rooms, 11 houses of 5 rooms, 7 uninhabited houses, 6 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 4 houses of 3 rooms, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 35,920 pounds of homemade butter, 9,478 bushels of potatoes, 9,189 acres of land in farms, 5,060 bushels of turnips, 4,770 acres of improved land in farms, 4,419 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,391 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,590 tons of hay, 1,584 chickens, 1,527 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,309 acres of farmland under crops, 1,069 acres of hay crops, 586 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 553 bushels of oats, 368 milk cows, 246 cattle killed or sold, 240 sheep slaughtered or sold, 211 swine, 201 occupants of farms, 200 other cattle, 192 sheep, 191 farm occupants who own their land, 149 bushels of barley, 125 swine slaughtered or sold, 122 oxen, 120 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 88 horses aged over 3 years, 70 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 69 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 66 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 57 acres of potatoes, 51 bushels of peas, 41 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 24 acres of oats, 24 acres of turnips, 24 horses aged 3 years and under, 21 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 19 ducks, 13 bushels of beans, 13 geese, 12 bushels of corn, 10 farm occupants who rent their land, 10 other fowl, 7 acres of barley, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 turkeys. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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: Q7230777
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Maitland,_Nova_Scotia
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/.