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 density was 63.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,934 |
| 1881 | 3,486 |
| 1891 | 1,699 |
| 1901 | 1,560 |
| 1911 | 1,611 |
| 1921 | 754 |
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 148 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.90 |
| FAM NO | 287 |
| Number of families | 287 |
| Number of females | 826 |
| Number of males | 873 |
| Number of married females | 278 |
| Number of married males | 278 |
| Number of married persons | 556 |
| Number of widowed females | 40 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 54 |
| POP F | 826 |
| POP M | 873 |
| POP TOT | 1,699 |
| Total population | 1,699 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 508 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 581 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,089 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,428 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 271 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 275 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 275 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 264 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 11 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 43 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 49 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 57 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 104 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of occupied houses | 275 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 22 |
Agriculture (53 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 39 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,069 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,776 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,424 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,213 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,532 |
| Acres of land in farms | 9,308 |
| Acres of oats | 4 |
| Acres of potatoes | 103 |
| Acres of turnips | 15 |
| BAR BU | 5 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 95 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 61 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 14,081 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,958 |
| BWT BU | 2 |
| CRN BU | 3 |
| HAY AC | 1,213 |
| HAY TONS | 1,479 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 99 |
| Number of chickens | 2,340 |
| Number of ducks | 61 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 220 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 9 |
| Number of geese | 7 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 5 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 38 |
| Number of milk cows | 352 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 229 |
| Number of other cattle | 346 |
| Number of oxen | 175 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 104 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 84 |
| Number of sheep | 330 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 77 |
| Number of swine | 357 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 281 |
| OAT AC | 4 |
| OAT BU | 95 |
| PEA BU | 61 |
| POT AC | 103 |
| POT BU | 14,081 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 405 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 610 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 21,290 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,479 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 10 |
| A 11 50 | 104 |
| A 201 PL | 6 |
| A 51 100 | 25 |
| BEN BU | 32 |
| BUTTER LB | 21,290 |
| CATTLE KS | 99 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 508 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 581 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,089 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 405 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 5 |
| DUCKS | 61 |
| FAMILIES | 287 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 610 |
| FRN CA | 1,428 |
| GEESE | 7 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,340 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 38 |
| HOUSES | 275 |
| HOUSES CON | 8 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 9 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 57 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 49 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 264 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 104 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 43 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 12 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 11 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 22 |
| HOUSES W | 275 |
| INF 11 A | 84 |
| MD FEM | 278 |
| MD MALE | 278 |
| MD TOT | 556 |
| MILK COWS | 352 |
| NAME CD | Yarmouth |
| OC F | 9 |
| OC P | 220 |
| OC TOT | 229 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 346 |
| OTHERS | 271 |
| SHEEP | 330 |
| SHEEP KS | 77 |
| SUP AM | 2,532 |
| SUP FOR | 6,776 |
| SUP JV | 39 |
| SUP PAT | 1,069 |
| SUP SC | 1,424 |
| SUP TOT | 9,308 |
| SWINE | 357 |
| SWINE KS | 281 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 275 |
| TUR AC | 15 |
| TUR BU | 2,958 |
| WID FEM | 40 |
| WID MALE | 14 |
| WID TOT | 54 |
| WORKING OX | 175 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS044021— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS021018— 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/.