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 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 74 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,934 total population, 1,009 males, 925 females, 746 married persons, 387 families, 374 married males, 372 married females, 80 widowed persons, 53 widowed females, 27 widowed males, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,108 single persons under 18, 608 single males under 18, 500 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,934 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 326 houses, 326 houses built of wood, 326 occupied houses, 314 houses of 1 story, 200 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 66 houses of 5 rooms, 32 houses of 4 rooms, 19 houses of 3 rooms, 11 houses of 2 stories, 6 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 5 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction, 2 houses of 2 rooms, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 28,865 pounds of homemade butter, 26,194 bushels of potatoes, 7,792 acres of land in farms, 5,327 bushels of turnips, 5,287 bushels of barley, 4,095 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,697 acres of improved land in farms, 3,221 chickens, 3,180 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,177 acres of farmland under crops, 1,842 tons of hay, 1,449 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,405 bushels of oats, 1,115 acres of hay crops, 1,050 sheep, 435 other cattle, 401 oxen, 366 milk cows, 313 occupants of farms, 304 sheep slaughtered or sold, 299 farm occupants who own their land, 288 geese, 281 acres of potatoes, 271 swine, 259 swine slaughtered or sold, 238 acres of barley, 203 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 179 cattle killed or sold, 80 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 76 bushels of beans, 71 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 67 acres of oats, 67 other fowl, 51 acres of turnips, 41 ducks, 35 horses aged over 3 years, 28 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 14 farm occupants who rent their land, 6 bushels of peas, 6 bushels of rye, 3 turkeys, 2 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 1 bushels of buckwheat, 1 horses aged 3 years and under. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.