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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3542430. 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 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 75 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,618 total population, 832 males, 786 females, 486 married persons, 268 families, 243 married females, 243 married males, 72 widowed persons, 45 widowed females, 27 widowed males, 6 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,060 single persons under 18, 562 single males under 18, 498 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,311 French Canadians, 307 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 264 occupied houses, 262 houses, 262 houses built of wood, 250 houses of 1 story, 186 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 37 houses of 5 rooms, 22 houses under construction, 22 uninhabited houses, 21 houses of 4 rooms, 12 houses of 2 stories, 11 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 5 houses of 3 rooms, 2 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 2 houses of 2 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 41,051 pounds of homemade butter, 26,446 bushels of potatoes, 8,474 acres of land in farms, 7,551 bushels of turnips, 5,780 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,037 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,694 acres of improved land in farms, 2,243 chickens, 2,177 tons of hay, 1,675 acres of farmland under crops, 1,152 acres of hay crops, 992 acres of farmland in pasture, 858 sheep, 623 bushels of oats, 433 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 336 milk cows, 304 other cattle, 273 occupants of farms, 262 farm occupants who own their land, 204 oxen, 175 bushels of barley, 165 bushels of peas, 149 bushels of beans, 141 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 137 acres of potatoes, 129 swine slaughtered or sold, 127 swine, 126 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 118 cattle killed or sold, 94 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 73 sheep slaughtered or sold, 48 bushels of corn, 48 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 39 horses aged over 3 years, 38 other fowl, 33 ducks, 27 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 27 acres of oats, 27 acres of turnips, 11 farm occupants who rent their land, 11 geese, 8 horses aged 3 years and under, 6 acres of barley, 3 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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: Q3542430
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/.