Scotch Village, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Scotch Village was a village in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 821. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.045°N, 63.986°W.
Population
In 1891, Scotch Village had a population of 821: 416 male and 405 female residents. Population density was 39.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,435 |
| 1881 | 2,611 |
| 1891 | 821 |
| 1901 | 705 |
| 1911 | 673 |
| 1921 | 663 |
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 Scotch Village, 1881 (20.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Scotch Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 157 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 | 165 |
| Number of families | 165 |
| Number of females | 405 |
| Number of males | 416 |
| Number of married females | 122 |
| Number of married males | 123 |
| Number of married persons | 245 |
| Number of widowed females | 36 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 52 |
| POP F | 405 |
| POP M | 416 |
| POP TOT | 821 |
| Total population | 821 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 247 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 277 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 524 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 821 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 159 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 159 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 154 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 121 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 159 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 71 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 103 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,171 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,993 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,450 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,901 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,724 |
| Acres of land in farms | 13,717 |
| Acres of oats | 375 |
| Acres of potatoes | 91 |
| Acres of turnips | 35 |
| Acres of wheat | 70 |
| BAR AC | 71 |
| BAR BU | 1,161 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,161 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 127 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 111 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 7,106 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 78 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,993 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 53 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 873 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 8,769 |
| BWT BU | 111 |
| CRN BU | 11 |
| HAY AC | 1,901 |
| HAY TONS | 2,405 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 180 |
| Number of chickens | 3,592 |
| Number of ducks | 57 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 135 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 20 |
| Number of geese | 464 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 51 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 159 |
| Number of milk cows | 419 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 155 |
| Number of other cattle | 526 |
| Number of oxen | 90 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 30 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 50 |
| Number of sheep | 695 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 444 |
| Number of swine | 143 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 292 |
| Number of turkeys | 276 |
| OAT AC | 375 |
| OAT BU | 7,106 |
| PEA BU | 78 |
| POT AC | 91 |
| POT BU | 10,993 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 155 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 156 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,380 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 36,884 |
| RYE BU | 53 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,405 |
| WHT AC | 70 |
| WHT SP BU | 873 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 24 |
| A 11 50 | 30 |
| A 201 PL | 19 |
| A 51 100 | 32 |
| BEN BU | 127 |
| BUTTER LB | 36,884 |
| CATTLE KS | 180 |
| CHEESE LB | 155 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 247 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 277 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 524 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 156 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 51 |
| DUCKS | 57 |
| FAMILIES | 165 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,380 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 464 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,592 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 159 |
| HOUSES | 159 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 13 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 11 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 154 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 121 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 3 |
| HOUSES W | 159 |
| INF 11 A | 50 |
| MD FEM | 122 |
| MD MALE | 123 |
| MD TOT | 245 |
| MILK COWS | 419 |
| NAME CD | Hants |
| OC F | 20 |
| OC P | 135 |
| OC TOT | 155 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 526 |
| OTHERS | 821 |
| SHEEP | 695 |
| SHEEP KS | 444 |
| SUP AM | 5,724 |
| SUP FOR | 7,993 |
| SUP JV | 103 |
| SUP PAT | 2,171 |
| SUP SC | 3,450 |
| SUP TOT | 13,717 |
| SWINE | 143 |
| SWINE KS | 292 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 159 |
| TUR AC | 35 |
| TUR BU | 8,769 |
| TURKEY | 276 |
| WID FEM | 36 |
| WID MALE | 16 |
| WID TOT | 52 |
| WORKING OX | 90 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS035015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS012012— 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). "Scotch Village, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/scotch-village-ns035015-1891/.