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 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 685 total population, 365 males, 320 females, 237 married persons, 140 families, 119 married males, 118 married females, 24 widowed persons, 18 widowed females, 6 widowed males, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 424 single persons under 18, 240 single males under 18, 184 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 685 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 134 occupied houses, 133 houses, 133 houses built of wood, 131 houses of 1 story, 58 houses of 4 rooms, 54 houses of 2 rooms, 9 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 6 houses of 1 room, 4 houses of 3 rooms, 2 houses of 2 stories, 2 houses of 5 rooms, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 30,570 pounds of homemade butter, 14,382 bushels of potatoes, 9,498 acres of land in farms, 6,877 bushels of turnips, 5,657 bushels of oats, 5,215 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,283 acres of improved land in farms, 3,216 bushels of spring wheat, 2,853 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,520 acres of farmland under crops, 1,981 chickens, 1,716 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,394 tons of hay, 1,001 acres of hay crops, 754 sheep, 655 bushels of buckwheat, 411 acres of oats, 399 milk cows, 372 other cattle, 304 acres of wheat, 255 sheep slaughtered or sold, 230 swine slaughtered or sold, 210 bushels of barley, 171 horses aged over 3 years, 170 bushels of corn, 145 cattle killed or sold, 135 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 123 farm occupants who own their land, 123 occupants of farms, 101 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 99 acres of potatoes, 90 swine, 68 bushels of peas, 53 horses aged 3 years and under, 51 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 48 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 47 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 42 acres of turnips, 32 bushels of beans, 32 ducks, 30 geese, 25 turkeys, 20 bushels of winter wheat, 18 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 16 acres of barley, 16 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 13 oxen, 4 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.