Whycocomagh, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Whycocomagh was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,509. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.978°N, 61.158°W.
Population
In 1891, Whycocomagh had a population of 1,509: 791 male and 718 female residents. Population density was 40.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,398 |
| 1881 | 2,443 |
| 1891 | 1,509 |
| 1901 | 1,295 |
| 1911 | 602 |
| 1921 | 822 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Whycocomagh, 1881 (28.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Whycocomagh shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 159 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 264 |
| Number of families | 264 |
| Number of females | 718 |
| Number of males | 791 |
| Number of married females | 191 |
| Number of married males | 196 |
| Number of married persons | 387 |
| Number of widowed females | 50 |
| Number of widowed males | 27 |
| Number of widowed persons | 77 |
| POP F | 718 |
| POP M | 791 |
| POP TOT | 1,509 |
| Total population | 1,509 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 477 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 568 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,045 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,509 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 14 |
| Number of houses | 246 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 246 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 204 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 42 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 47 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 46 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 87 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 260 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (57 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 13 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 22 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,789 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 23,818 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,114 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,843 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 8,925 |
| Acres of land in farms | 32,743 |
| Acres of oats | 674 |
| Acres of potatoes | 224 |
| Acres of turnips | 4 |
| BAR AC | 13 |
| BAR BU | 172 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 172 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,118 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 8,600 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 21,151 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 255 |
| BWT BU | 1,118 |
| CRN BU | 20 |
| HAY AC | 2,843 |
| HAY TONS | 3,655 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 368 |
| Number of chickens | 2,000 |
| Number of ducks | 15 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 241 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 2 |
| Number of geese | 61 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 72 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 287 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,032 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 243 |
| Number of other cattle | 891 |
| Number of other fowl | 1 |
| Number of oxen | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 120 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 73 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 16 |
| Number of sheep | 2,043 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 883 |
| Number of swine | 213 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 243 |
| Number of turkeys | 4 |
| OAT AC | 674 |
| OAT BU | 8,600 |
| POT AC | 224 |
| POT BU | 21,151 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 3,850 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,061 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,786 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 59,841 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,655 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 120 |
| A 11 50 | 19 |
| A 201 PL | 15 |
| A 51 100 | 73 |
| BEN BU | 1 |
| BUTTER LB | 59,841 |
| CATTLE KS | 368 |
| CHEESE LB | 3,850 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 477 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 568 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,045 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,061 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 72 |
| DUCKS | 15 |
| FAMILIES | 264 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,786 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 61 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,000 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 287 |
| HOUSES | 246 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 39 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 46 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 204 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 87 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 47 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 20 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 42 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 4 |
| HOUSES W | 246 |
| INF 11 A | 16 |
| MD FEM | 191 |
| MD MALE | 196 |
| MD TOT | 387 |
| MILK COWS | 1,032 |
| NAME CD | Inverness |
| OC F | 2 |
| OC P | 241 |
| OC TOT | 243 |
| OTHER FOWL | 1 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 891 |
| OTHERS | 1,509 |
| SHEEP | 2,043 |
| SHEEP KS | 883 |
| SUP AM | 8,925 |
| SUP FOR | 23,818 |
| SUP JV | 22 |
| SUP PAT | 4,789 |
| SUP SC | 4,114 |
| SUP TOT | 32,743 |
| SWINE | 213 |
| SWINE KS | 243 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 260 |
| TUR AC | 4 |
| TUR BU | 255 |
| TURKEY | 4 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 14 |
| WID FEM | 50 |
| WID MALE | 27 |
| WID TOT | 77 |
| WORKING OX | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS036020— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS013022— 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). "Whycocomagh, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/whycocomagh-ns036020-1891/.