Waugh’s River S, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Waugh’s River S was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 685. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.708°N, 63.227°W.
Population
In 1891, Waugh’s River S had a population of 685: 365 male and 320 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 (70.5% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Waughs River, 1901 (70.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Waugh’s River S shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 157 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 140 |
| Number of families | 140 |
| Number of females | 320 |
| Number of males | 365 |
| Number of married females | 118 |
| Number of married males | 119 |
| Number of married persons | 237 |
| Number of widowed females | 18 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 24 |
| POP F | 320 |
| POP M | 365 |
| POP TOT | 685 |
| Total population | 685 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 184 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 240 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 424 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 685 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 133 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 133 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 6 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 131 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 54 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 58 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 9 |
| Number of occupied houses | 134 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 16 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 47 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,716 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,215 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,520 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,001 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,283 |
| Acres of land in farms | 9,498 |
| Acres of oats | 411 |
| Acres of potatoes | 99 |
| Acres of turnips | 42 |
| Acres of wheat | 304 |
| BAR AC | 16 |
| BAR BU | 210 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 210 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 655 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 170 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,657 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 68 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 14,382 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,216 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,877 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 20 |
| BWT BU | 655 |
| CRN BU | 170 |
| HAY AC | 1,001 |
| HAY TONS | 1,394 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 145 |
| Number of chickens | 1,981 |
| Number of ducks | 32 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 123 |
| Number of geese | 30 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 53 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 171 |
| Number of milk cows | 399 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 123 |
| Number of other cattle | 372 |
| Number of other fowl | 1 |
| Number of oxen | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 51 |
| 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 | 4 |
| Number of sheep | 754 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 255 |
| Number of swine | 90 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 230 |
| Number of turkeys | 25 |
| OAT AC | 411 |
| OAT BU | 5,657 |
| PEA BU | 68 |
| POT AC | 99 |
| POT BU | 14,382 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 135 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 101 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,853 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 30,570 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,394 |
| WHT AC | 304 |
| WHT FALL BU | 20 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,216 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 18 |
| A 11 50 | 51 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 48 |
| BEN BU | 32 |
| BUTTER LB | 30,570 |
| CATTLE KS | 145 |
| CHEESE LB | 135 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 184 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 240 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 424 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 101 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 53 |
| DUCKS | 32 |
| FAMILIES | 140 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,853 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 30 |
| GRA BU | 16 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,981 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 171 |
| HOUSES | 133 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 58 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 131 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 9 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 54 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES W | 133 |
| INF 11 A | 4 |
| MD FEM | 118 |
| MD MALE | 119 |
| MD TOT | 237 |
| MILK COWS | 399 |
| NAME CD | Colchester |
| OC P | 123 |
| OC TOT | 123 |
| OTHER FOWL | 1 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 372 |
| OTHERS | 685 |
| SHEEP | 754 |
| SHEEP KS | 255 |
| SUP AM | 4,283 |
| SUP FOR | 5,215 |
| SUP JV | 47 |
| SUP PAT | 1,716 |
| SUP SC | 2,520 |
| SUP TOT | 9,498 |
| SWINE | 90 |
| SWINE KS | 230 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 134 |
| TUR AC | 42 |
| TUR BU | 6,877 |
| TURKEY | 25 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 18 |
| WID MALE | 6 |
| WID TOT | 24 |
| WORKING OX | 13 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS029025— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS029025— 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 S, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/waugh-s-river-s-ns029025-1891/.