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.
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 74 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 742 total population, 382 females, 360 males, 238 married persons, 135 families, 120 married males, 118 married females, 39 widowed persons, 22 widowed females, 17 widowed males, 5.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 465 single persons under 18, 242 single females under 18, 223 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 742 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 135 houses, 135 houses built of wood, 135 occupied houses, 133 houses of 1 story, 58 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 31 houses of 4 rooms, 30 houses of 5 rooms, 10 houses of 3 rooms, 5 houses of 2 rooms, 2 houses of 2 stories, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 32,060 pounds of homemade butter, 22,390 bushels of potatoes, 8,682 bushels of oats, 8,008 acres of land in farms, 6,197 acres of improved land in farms, 4,349 bushels of spring wheat, 3,689 acres of farmland under crops, 3,126 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,879 bushels of turnips, 2,708 chickens, 2,495 acres of hay crops, 2,470 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,163 tons of hay, 1,811 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 928 bushels of buckwheat, 876 sheep, 622 bushels of barley, 555 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 478 other cattle, 464 milk cows, 389 acres of oats, 386 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 369 acres of wheat, 325 sheep slaughtered or sold, 244 swine slaughtered or sold, 195 horses aged over 3 years, 189 bushels of peas, 161 cattle killed or sold, 138 farm occupants who own their land, 138 occupants of farms, 127 acres of potatoes, 89 swine, 61 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 55 bushels of beans, 53 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 51 horses aged 3 years and under, 49 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 38 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 34 acres of barley, 31 ducks, 19 geese, 17 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 15 acres of turnips, 14 turkeys, 10 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 9 oxen, 2 other fowl, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.