South Maitland, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
South Maitland was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 553. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.202°N, 63.444°W.
Population
In 1891, South Maitland had a population of 553: 292 male and 261 female residents. Population density was 27.2 people per square mile.
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 Maitland, 1881 (18.1% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Maitland, 1901 (18.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, South Maitland 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 | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 98 |
| Number of families | 98 |
| Number of females | 261 |
| Number of males | 292 |
| Number of married females | 78 |
| Number of married males | 76 |
| Number of married persons | 154 |
| Number of widowed females | 16 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 26 |
| POP F | 261 |
| POP M | 292 |
| POP TOT | 553 |
| Total population | 553 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 167 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 206 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 373 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 553 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 94 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 93 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 85 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 9 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 94 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (56 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 18 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 56 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,665 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 12,346 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,363 |
| Acres of hay crops | 773 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,084 |
| Acres of land in farms | 15,430 |
| Acres of oats | 48 |
| Acres of potatoes | 63 |
| Acres of turnips | 7 |
| Acres of wheat | 2 |
| BAR AC | 18 |
| BAR BU | 295 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 295 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 22 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 445 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 839 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,807 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 878 |
| BWT BU | 445 |
| HAY AC | 773 |
| HAY TONS | 961 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 71 |
| Number of chickens | 1,645 |
| Number of ducks | 110 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 92 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 317 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 18 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 88 |
| Number of milk cows | 178 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 95 |
| Number of other cattle | 173 |
| Number of oxen | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 10 |
| Number of sheep | 475 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 244 |
| Number of swine | 103 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 82 |
| Number of turkeys | 304 |
| OAT AC | 48 |
| OAT BU | 839 |
| POT AC | 63 |
| POT BU | 7,807 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 224 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,154 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 14,187 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 961 |
| WHT AC | 2 |
| WHT SP BU | 20 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 20 |
| A 11 50 | 19 |
| A 201 PL | 18 |
| A 51 100 | 28 |
| BEN BU | 22 |
| BUTTER LB | 14,187 |
| CATTLE KS | 71 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 167 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 206 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 373 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 224 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 18 |
| DUCKS | 110 |
| FAMILIES | 98 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,154 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 317 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,645 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 88 |
| HOUSES | 94 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 11 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 24 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 85 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 41 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 9 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 8 |
| HOUSES W | 93 |
| INF 11 A | 10 |
| MD FEM | 78 |
| MD MALE | 76 |
| MD TOT | 154 |
| MILK COWS | 178 |
| NAME CD | Hants |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 92 |
| OC TOT | 95 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 173 |
| OTHERS | 553 |
| SHEEP | 475 |
| SHEEP KS | 244 |
| SUP AM | 3,084 |
| SUP FOR | 12,346 |
| SUP JV | 56 |
| SUP PAT | 1,665 |
| SUP SC | 1,363 |
| SUP TOT | 15,430 |
| SWINE | 103 |
| SWINE KS | 82 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 94 |
| TUR AC | 7 |
| TUR BU | 878 |
| TURKEY | 304 |
| WID FEM | 16 |
| WID MALE | 10 |
| WID TOT | 26 |
| WORKING OX | 28 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS035018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS035018— 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). "South Maitland, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/south-maitland-ns035018-1891/.