Tancook, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Tancook was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 570. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.454°N, 64.156°W.
Population
In 1891, Tancook had a population of 570: 287 male and 283 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 572 |
| 1891 | 570 |
| 1901 | 629 |
| 1921 | 650 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Tancook shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 66 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 570 total population, 287 males, 283 females, 214 married persons, 110 families, 107 married females, 107 married males, 9 widowed persons, 8 widowed females, 5.20 average size of families, 1 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 347 single persons under 18, 179 single males under 18, 168 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 570 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 84 houses, 84 houses built of wood, 84 houses of 1 story, 84 occupied houses, 58 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 14 houses of 5 rooms, 8 houses of 4 rooms, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of 3 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 10,905 pounds of homemade butter, 6,982 bushels of potatoes, 2,509 bushels of turnips, 1,209 acres of land in farms, 1,076 acres of improved land in farms, 765 chickens, 761 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 684 bushels of barley, 632 tons of hay, 549 acres of farmland in pasture, 504 acres of farmland under crops, 384 acres of hay crops, 263 sheep, 133 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 104 milk cows, 104 occupants of farms, 103 swine, 92 swine slaughtered or sold, 91 oxen, 83 farm occupants who own their land, 71 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 65 cattle killed or sold, 64 other cattle, 56 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 52 acres of potatoes, 34 bushels of oats, 31 bushels of beans, 31 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 29 acres of barley, 23 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 23 acres of turnips, 21 farm occupants who rent their land, 13 geese, 8 ducks, 5 bushels of peas, 5 bushels of spring wheat, Capacity of silos (tons): 5, 2 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 2 sheep slaughtered or sold, 2 turkeys, 1 acres of oats. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS038013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS015037— 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). "Tancook, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/tancook-ns038013-1891/.