Tatamagouche W-O, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Tatamagouche W-O was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 725. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.715°N, 63.391°W.
Population
In 1891, Tatamagouche W-O had a population of 725: 397 male and 328 female residents. Population density was 28.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 725 |
| 1901 | 579 |
| 1911 | 569 |
| 1921 | 478 |
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 Tatamagouche, 1881 (58.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Tatamagouche W-O shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 159 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.80 |
| FAM NO | 123 |
| Number of families | 123 |
| Number of females | 328 |
| Number of males | 397 |
| Number of married females | 107 |
| Number of married males | 106 |
| Number of married persons | 213 |
| Number of widowed females | 23 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 40 |
| POP F | 328 |
| POP M | 397 |
| POP TOT | 725 |
| Total population | 725 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 198 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 274 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 472 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 725 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 123 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 123 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 123 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 43 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 123 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 46 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 62 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,920 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,706 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,089 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,350 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 6,071 |
| Acres of land in farms | 15,777 |
| Acres of oats | 355 |
| Acres of potatoes | 116 |
| Acres of turnips | 28 |
| Acres of wheat | 264 |
| BAR AC | 46 |
| BAR BU | 611 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 611 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 87 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,649 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 35 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 19 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,160 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 163 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 18,540 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,354 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,491 |
| BWT BU | 1,649 |
| CRN BU | 19 |
| HAY AC | 1,350 |
| HAY TONS | 1,487 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 123 |
| Number of chickens | 2,066 |
| Number of ducks | 64 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 127 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 5 |
| Number of geese | 28 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 26 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 155 |
| Number of milk cows | 392 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 133 |
| Number of other cattle | 432 |
| Number of oxen | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 53 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 9 |
| Number of sheep | 959 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 390 |
| Number of swine | 127 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 228 |
| Number of turkeys | 113 |
| OAT AC | 355 |
| OAT BU | 5,160 |
| PEA BU | 163 |
| POT AC | 116 |
| POT BU | 18,540 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 192 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 137 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,041 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 25,816 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,487 |
| WHT AC | 264 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,354 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 34 |
| A 11 50 | 28 |
| A 201 PL | 9 |
| A 51 100 | 53 |
| BEN BU | 87 |
| BUTTER LB | 25,816 |
| CATTLE KS | 123 |
| CHEESE LB | 192 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 198 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 274 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 472 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 137 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 26 |
| DUCKS | 64 |
| FAMILIES | 123 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,041 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 28 |
| GRA BU | 35 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,066 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 155 |
| HOUSES | 123 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 24 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 26 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 123 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 43 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 8 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 6 |
| HOUSES W | 123 |
| INF 11 A | 9 |
| MD FEM | 107 |
| MD MALE | 106 |
| MD TOT | 213 |
| MILK COWS | 392 |
| NAME CD | Colchester |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 5 |
| OC P | 127 |
| OC TOT | 133 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 432 |
| OTHERS | 725 |
| SHEEP | 959 |
| SHEEP KS | 390 |
| SUP AM | 6,071 |
| SUP FOR | 9,706 |
| SUP JV | 62 |
| SUP PAT | 1,920 |
| SUP SC | 4,089 |
| SUP TOT | 15,777 |
| SWINE | 127 |
| SWINE KS | 228 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 123 |
| TUR AC | 28 |
| TUR BU | 5,491 |
| TURKEY | 113 |
| WID FEM | 23 |
| WID MALE | 17 |
| WID TOT | 40 |
| WORKING OX | 24 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS029019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS007019— 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). "Tatamagouche W-O, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/tatamagouche-w-o-ns029019-1891/.