Ritcey's Cove, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Ritcey's Cove was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,934. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.315°N, 64.341°W.
Population
In 1891, Ritcey's Cove had a population of 1,934: 1,009 male and 925 female residents. Population density was 51.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,594 |
| 1881 | 1,827 |
| 1891 | 1,934 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Cross Roads, 1901 (28.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ritcey Cove, 1901 (27.9% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Upper LaHave, 1901 (43.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Ritcey's Cove 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 | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 387 |
| Number of families | 387 |
| Number of females | 925 |
| Number of males | 1,009 |
| Number of married females | 372 |
| Number of married males | 374 |
| Number of married persons | 746 |
| Number of widowed females | 53 |
| Number of widowed males | 27 |
| Number of widowed persons | 80 |
| POP F | 925 |
| POP M | 1,009 |
| POP TOT | 1,934 |
| Total population | 1,934 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 500 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 608 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,108 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,934 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 326 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 326 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 314 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 11 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 66 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 200 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 326 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (55 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 238 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 71 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,449 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,095 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,177 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,115 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,697 |
| Acres of land in farms | 7,792 |
| Acres of oats | 67 |
| Acres of potatoes | 281 |
| Acres of turnips | 51 |
| BAR AC | 238 |
| BAR BU | 5,287 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 5,287 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 76 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,405 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 26,194 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,327 |
| BWT BU | 1 |
| HAY AC | 1,115 |
| HAY TONS | 1,842 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 179 |
| Number of chickens | 3,221 |
| Number of ducks | 41 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 299 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 14 |
| Number of geese | 288 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 1 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 35 |
| Number of milk cows | 366 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 313 |
| Number of other cattle | 435 |
| Number of other fowl | 67 |
| Number of oxen | 401 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 203 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 80 |
| Number of sheep | 1,050 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 304 |
| Number of swine | 271 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 259 |
| Number of turkeys | 3 |
| OAT AC | 67 |
| OAT BU | 1,405 |
| PEA BU | 6 |
| POT AC | 281 |
| POT BU | 26,194 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,180 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 28,865 |
| RYE BU | 6 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,842 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 2 |
| A 11 50 | 203 |
| A 51 100 | 28 |
| BEN BU | 76 |
| BUTTER LB | 28,865 |
| CATTLE KS | 179 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 500 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 608 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,108 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,180 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 1 |
| DUCKS | 41 |
| FAMILIES | 387 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 288 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,221 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 35 |
| HOUSES | 326 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 66 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 32 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 314 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 200 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 19 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 11 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 5 |
| HOUSES W | 326 |
| INF 11 A | 80 |
| MD FEM | 372 |
| MD MALE | 374 |
| MD TOT | 746 |
| MILK COWS | 366 |
| NAME CD | Lunenburg |
| OC F | 14 |
| OC P | 299 |
| OC TOT | 313 |
| OTHER FOWL | 67 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 435 |
| OTHERS | 1,934 |
| SHEEP | 1,050 |
| SHEEP KS | 304 |
| SUP AM | 3,697 |
| SUP FOR | 4,095 |
| SUP JV | 71 |
| SUP PAT | 1,449 |
| SUP SC | 2,177 |
| SUP TOT | 7,792 |
| SWINE | 271 |
| SWINE KS | 259 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 326 |
| TUR AC | 51 |
| TUR BU | 5,327 |
| TURKEY | 3 |
| WID FEM | 53 |
| WID MALE | 27 |
| WID TOT | 80 |
| WORKING OX | 401 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS038011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS038011— 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). "Ritcey's Cove, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/ritcey-s-cove-ns038011-1891/.