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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3536141. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 556 |
| 1891 | 440 |
| 1901 | 369 |
| 1911 | — |
| 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 71 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 440 total population, 227 females, 213 males, 136 married persons, 83 families, 68 married females, 68 married males, 30 widowed persons, 23 widowed females, 7 widowed males, 5.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 274 single persons under 18, 138 single males under 18, 136 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 440 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 83 houses, 83 houses built of wood, 83 houses of 1 story, 83 occupied houses, 38 houses of 2 rooms, 21 houses of 4 rooms, 15 houses of 3 rooms, 9 houses of 5 rooms, 7 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 10,080 pounds of homemade butter, 9,255 bushels of potatoes, 7,719 acres of land in farms, 5,769 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,950 acres of improved land in farms, 1,257 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,186 bushels of oats, 1,063 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 690 acres of farmland under crops, 616 tons of hay, 559 chickens, 519 acres of hay crops, 354 sheep, 209 other cattle, 184 sheep slaughtered or sold, 180 milk cows, 122 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 120 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 109 cattle killed or sold, 103 bushels of buckwheat, 94 acres of potatoes, 84 occupants of farms, 80 farm occupants who own their land, 62 acres of oats, 62 bushels of turnips, 57 bushels of barley, 55 oxen, 44 horses aged over 3 years, 43 swine slaughtered or sold, 38 swine, 27 bushels of beans, 27 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 24 geese, 21 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 20 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 16 horses aged 3 years and under, 11 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 7 bushels of peas, 5 acres of barley, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 farm occupants who rent their land, 3 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 3 bushels of spring wheat, 3 turkeys, 2 ducks, 1 acres of turnips. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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: Q3536141
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracadie,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracadie_(Nouvelle-%C3%89cosse)
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/.