Tracadie, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Tracadie was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 440. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.572°N, 61.565°W.
Population
In 1891, Tracadie had a population of 440: 213 male and 227 female residents. Population density was 15.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 556 |
| 1891 | 440 |
| 1901 | 369 |
| 1911 | 368 |
| 1921 | 321 |
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, Tracadie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 145 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 83 |
| Number of families | 83 |
| Number of females | 227 |
| Number of males | 213 |
| Number of married females | 68 |
| Number of married males | 68 |
| Number of married persons | 136 |
| Number of widowed females | 23 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 30 |
| POP F | 227 |
| POP M | 213 |
| POP TOT | 440 |
| Total population | 440 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 136 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 138 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 274 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 440 |
Buildings & housing (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 83 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 83 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 83 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 83 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (57 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 5 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 3 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,257 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,769 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 690 |
| Acres of hay crops | 519 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,950 |
| Acres of land in farms | 7,719 |
| Acres of oats | 62 |
| Acres of potatoes | 94 |
| Acres of turnips | 1 |
| BAR AC | 5 |
| BAR BU | 57 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 57 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 27 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 103 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,186 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,255 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 62 |
| BWT BU | 103 |
| HAY AC | 519 |
| HAY TONS | 616 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 109 |
| Number of chickens | 559 |
| Number of ducks | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 80 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of geese | 24 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 16 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 44 |
| Number of milk cows | 180 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 84 |
| Number of other cattle | 209 |
| Number of oxen | 55 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 27 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 11 |
| Number of sheep | 354 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 184 |
| Number of swine | 38 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 43 |
| Number of turkeys | 3 |
| OAT AC | 62 |
| OAT BU | 1,186 |
| PEA BU | 7 |
| POT AC | 94 |
| POT BU | 9,255 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 120 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,063 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 122 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 10,080 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 616 |
| WHT SP BU | 3 |
Other recorded variables (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 20 |
| A 11 50 | 21 |
| A 201 PL | 5 |
| A 51 100 | 27 |
| BEN BU | 27 |
| BUTTER LB | 10,080 |
| CATTLE KS | 109 |
| CHEESE LB | 120 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 136 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 138 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 274 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,063 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 16 |
| DUCKS | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 83 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 122 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 24 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 559 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 44 |
| HOUSES | 83 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 9 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 21 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 83 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 38 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 7 |
| HOUSES W | 83 |
| INF 11 A | 11 |
| MD FEM | 68 |
| MD MALE | 68 |
| MD TOT | 136 |
| MILK COWS | 180 |
| NAME CD | Guysborough |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 80 |
| OC TOT | 84 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 209 |
| OTHERS | 440 |
| SHEEP | 354 |
| SHEEP KS | 184 |
| SUP AM | 1,950 |
| SUP FOR | 5,769 |
| SUP JV | 3 |
| SUP PAT | 1,257 |
| SUP SC | 690 |
| SUP TOT | 7,719 |
| SWINE | 38 |
| SWINE KS | 43 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 83 |
| TUR AC | 1 |
| TUR BU | 62 |
| TURKEY | 3 |
| WID FEM | 23 |
| WID MALE | 7 |
| WID TOT | 30 |
| WORKING OX | 55 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS032019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS010030_1881— 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). "Tracadie, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/tracadie-ns032019-1891/.