Tusket Wedge, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Tusket Wedge was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,618. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.765°N, 66.028°W.
Population
In 1891, Tusket Wedge had a population of 1,618: 832 male and 786 female residents. Population density was 38.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,618 |
| 1901 | 1,026 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Tusket Wedge, 1901 (2.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Tusket Wedge shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 152 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6 |
| FAM NO | 268 |
| Number of families | 268 |
| Number of females | 786 |
| Number of males | 832 |
| Number of married females | 243 |
| Number of married males | 243 |
| Number of married persons | 486 |
| Number of widowed females | 45 |
| Number of widowed males | 27 |
| Number of widowed persons | 72 |
| POP F | 786 |
| POP M | 832 |
| POP TOT | 1,618 |
| Total population | 1,618 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 498 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 562 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,060 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,311 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 307 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 262 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 262 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 250 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 12 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 186 |
| Number of houses under construction | 22 |
| Number of occupied houses | 264 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 22 |
Agriculture (55 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 6 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 27 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 992 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,780 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,675 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,152 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,694 |
| Acres of land in farms | 8,474 |
| Acres of oats | 27 |
| Acres of potatoes | 137 |
| Acres of turnips | 27 |
| BAR AC | 6 |
| BAR BU | 175 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 175 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 149 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 48 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 623 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 165 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 26,446 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 7,551 |
| CRN BU | 48 |
| HAY AC | 1,152 |
| HAY TONS | 2,177 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 118 |
| Number of chickens | 2,243 |
| Number of ducks | 33 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 262 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 11 |
| Number of geese | 11 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 8 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 39 |
| Number of milk cows | 336 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 273 |
| Number of other cattle | 304 |
| Number of other fowl | 38 |
| Number of oxen | 204 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 126 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 48 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 94 |
| Number of sheep | 858 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 73 |
| Number of swine | 127 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 129 |
| OAT AC | 27 |
| OAT BU | 623 |
| PEA BU | 165 |
| POT AC | 137 |
| POT BU | 26,446 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 433 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 141 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,037 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 41,051 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,177 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 3 |
| A 11 50 | 126 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 48 |
| BEN BU | 149 |
| BUTTER LB | 41,051 |
| CATTLE KS | 118 |
| CHEESE LB | 433 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 498 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 562 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,060 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 141 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 8 |
| DUCKS | 33 |
| FAMILIES | 268 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,037 |
| FRN CA | 1,311 |
| GEESE | 11 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,243 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 39 |
| HOUSES | 262 |
| HOUSES CON | 22 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 11 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 37 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 21 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 250 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 186 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 12 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 22 |
| HOUSES W | 262 |
| INF 11 A | 94 |
| MD FEM | 243 |
| MD MALE | 243 |
| MD TOT | 486 |
| MILK COWS | 336 |
| NAME CD | Yarmouth |
| OC F | 11 |
| OC P | 262 |
| OC TOT | 273 |
| OTHER FOWL | 38 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 304 |
| OTHERS | 307 |
| SHEEP | 858 |
| SHEEP KS | 73 |
| SUP AM | 2,694 |
| SUP FOR | 5,780 |
| SUP JV | 27 |
| SUP PAT | 992 |
| SUP SC | 1,675 |
| SUP TOT | 8,474 |
| SWINE | 127 |
| SWINE KS | 129 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 264 |
| TUR AC | 27 |
| TUR BU | 7,551 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 45 |
| WID MALE | 27 |
| WID TOT | 72 |
| WORKING OX | 204 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS044023— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS042020— 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 Wedge, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/tusket-wedge-ns044023-1891/.