Tusket, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Tusket was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,699. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.845°N, 65.951°W.
Population
In 1891, Tusket had a population of 1,699: 873 male and 826 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,934 |
| 1881 | 3,486 |
| 1891 | 1,699 |
| 1901 | 1,560 |
| 1911 | 1,611 |
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 Tusket, 1881 (33.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Tusket shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 73 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,699 total population, 873 males, 826 females, 556 married persons, 287 families, 278 married females, 278 married males, 54 widowed persons, 40 widowed females, 14 widowed males, 5.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,089 single persons under 18, 581 single males under 18, 508 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,428 French Canadians, 271 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 275 houses, 275 houses built of wood, 275 occupied houses, 264 houses of 1 story, 104 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 57 houses of 5 rooms, 49 houses of 4 rooms, 43 houses of 3 rooms, 22 uninhabited houses, 12 houses of 2 rooms, 11 houses of 2 stories, 9 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 8 houses under construction, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 21,290 pounds of homemade butter, 14,081 bushels of potatoes, 9,308 acres of land in farms, 6,776 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,958 bushels of turnips, 2,532 acres of improved land in farms, 2,340 chickens, 1,479 tons of hay, 1,424 acres of farmland under crops, 1,213 acres of hay crops, 1,069 acres of farmland in pasture, 610 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 405 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 357 swine, 352 milk cows, 346 other cattle, 330 sheep, 281 swine slaughtered or sold, 229 occupants of farms, 220 farm occupants who own their land, 175 oxen, 104 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 103 acres of potatoes, 99 cattle killed or sold, 95 bushels of oats, 84 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 77 sheep slaughtered or sold, 61 bushels of peas, 61 ducks, 39 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 38 horses aged over 3 years, 32 bushels of beans, 25 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 15 acres of turnips, 10 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 9 farm occupants who rent their land, 7 geese, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 bushels of barley, 5 horses aged 3 years and under, 4 acres of oats, 3 bushels of corn, 2 bushels of buckwheat. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS044021— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS053018— 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). "Tusket, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/tusket-ns044021-1891/.