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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 821 total population, 416 males, 405 females, 245 married persons, 165 families, 123 married males, 122 married females, 52 widowed persons, 36 widowed females, 16 widowed males, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 524 single persons under 18, 277 single males under 18, 247 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 821 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 159 houses, 159 houses built of wood, 159 occupied houses, 154 houses of 1 story, 121 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 13 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 11 houses of 4 rooms, 10 houses of 5 rooms, 5 houses of 2 stories, 3 uninhabited houses, 2 houses of 3 rooms, 1 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 36,884 pounds of homemade butter, 13,717 acres of land in farms, 10,993 bushels of potatoes, 8,769 bushels of turnips, 7,993 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,106 bushels of oats, 5,724 acres of improved land in farms, 3,592 chickens, 3,450 acres of farmland under crops, 2,405 tons of hay, 2,380 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,171 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,901 acres of hay crops, 1,161 bushels of barley, 873 bushels of spring wheat, 695 sheep, 526 other cattle, 464 geese, 444 sheep slaughtered or sold, 419 milk cows, 375 acres of oats, 292 swine slaughtered or sold, 276 turkeys, 180 cattle killed or sold, 159 horses aged over 3 years, 156 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 155 occupants of farms, 155 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 143 swine, 135 farm occupants who own their land, 127 bushels of beans, 111 bushels of buckwheat, 103 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 91 acres of potatoes, 90 oxen, 78 bushels of peas, 71 acres of barley, 70 acres of wheat, 57 ducks, 53 bushels of rye, 51 horses aged 3 years and under, 50 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 35 acres of turnips, 32 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 30 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 24 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 20 farm occupants who rent their land, 19 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 11 bushels of corn. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS035015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS012012_1891— 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/.