Waugh’s River N, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Waugh’s River N was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 742. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.717°N, 63.165°W.
Population
In 1891, Waugh’s River N had a population of 742: 360 male and 382 female residents. Population density was 72.8 people per square mile.
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 Waugh's River, 1881 (29.5% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Waughs River, 1901 (29.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Waugh’s River N shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 151 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 135 |
| Number of families | 135 |
| Number of females | 382 |
| Number of males | 360 |
| Number of married females | 118 |
| Number of married males | 120 |
| Number of married persons | 238 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 39 |
| POP F | 382 |
| POP M | 360 |
| POP TOT | 742 |
| Total population | 742 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 242 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 223 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 465 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 742 |
Buildings & housing (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 135 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 135 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 133 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 58 |
| Number of occupied houses | 135 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 34 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 38 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,470 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,811 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,689 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,495 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 6,197 |
| Acres of land in farms | 8,008 |
| Acres of oats | 389 |
| Acres of potatoes | 127 |
| Acres of turnips | 15 |
| Acres of wheat | 369 |
| BAR AC | 34 |
| BAR BU | 622 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 622 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 55 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 928 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 53 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 8,682 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 189 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 22,390 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,349 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,879 |
| BWT BU | 928 |
| HAY AC | 2,495 |
| HAY TONS | 2,163 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 161 |
| Number of chickens | 2,708 |
| Number of ducks | 31 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 138 |
| Number of geese | 19 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 51 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 195 |
| Number of milk cows | 464 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 138 |
| Number of other cattle | 478 |
| Number of other fowl | 2 |
| Number of oxen | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 61 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 49 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 17 |
| Number of sheep | 876 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 325 |
| Number of swine | 89 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 244 |
| Number of turkeys | 14 |
| OAT AC | 389 |
| OAT BU | 8,682 |
| PEA BU | 189 |
| POT AC | 127 |
| POT BU | 22,390 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 555 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 386 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,126 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 32,060 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,163 |
| WHT AC | 369 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,349 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 10 |
| A 11 50 | 61 |
| A 201 PL | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 49 |
| BEN BU | 55 |
| BUTTER LB | 32,060 |
| CATTLE KS | 161 |
| CHEESE LB | 555 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 242 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 223 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 465 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 386 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 51 |
| DUCKS | 31 |
| FAMILIES | 135 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,126 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 19 |
| GRA BU | 53 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,708 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 195 |
| HOUSES | 135 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 31 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 133 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 58 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES W | 135 |
| INF 11 A | 17 |
| MD FEM | 118 |
| MD MALE | 120 |
| MD TOT | 238 |
| MILK COWS | 464 |
| NAME CD | Colchester |
| OC P | 138 |
| OC TOT | 138 |
| OTHER FOWL | 2 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 478 |
| OTHERS | 742 |
| SHEEP | 876 |
| SHEEP KS | 325 |
| SUP AM | 6,197 |
| SUP FOR | 1,811 |
| SUP JV | 38 |
| SUP PAT | 2,470 |
| SUP SC | 3,689 |
| SUP TOT | 8,008 |
| SWINE | 89 |
| SWINE KS | 244 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 135 |
| TUR AC | 15 |
| TUR BU | 2,879 |
| TURKEY | 14 |
| WID FEM | 22 |
| WID MALE | 17 |
| WID TOT | 39 |
| WORKING OX | 9 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS029024— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS029024— 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). "Waugh’s River N, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/waugh-s-river-n-ns029024-1891/.