Whycocomagh S, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Whycocomagh S was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 780. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1436809. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.900°N, 61.090°W.
Population
In 1891, Whycocomagh S had a population of 780: 388 male and 392 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 Whycocomagh, 1881 (71.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Whycocomagh S shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 72 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 780 total population, 392 females, 388 males, 191 married persons, 139 families, 96 married females, 95 married males, 35 widowed persons, 26 widowed females, 9 widowed males, 5.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 554 single persons under 18, 284 single males under 18, 270 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 780 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 139 occupied houses, 134 houses, 134 houses built of wood, 128 houses of 1 story, 44 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 40 houses of 5 rooms, 27 houses of 4 rooms, 15 houses of 3 rooms, 7 houses of 2 rooms, 6 houses of 2 stories, 5 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 27,245 pounds of homemade butter, 19,122 acres of land in farms, 14,141 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,402 bushels of potatoes, 7,174 bushels of oats, 4,981 acres of improved land in farms, 3,684 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,555 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,416 acres of farmland under crops, 1,569 tons of hay, 1,559 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,362 acres of hay crops, 1,237 sheep, 1,185 chickens, 614 sheep slaughtered or sold, 606 bushels of buckwheat, 587 milk cows, 541 acres of oats, 523 other cattle, 248 cattle killed or sold, 204 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 164 horses aged over 3 years, 149 acres of potatoes, 136 occupants of farms, 133 farm occupants who own their land, 126 swine slaughtered or sold, 124 bushels of turnips, 110 swine, 54 bushels of barley, 54 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 53 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 30 geese, 23 horses aged 3 years and under, 16 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 10 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 9 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 7 turkeys, 6 ducks, 4 acres of barley, 4 other fowl, 4 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 3 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 acres of turnips, 1 bushels of beans. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS036021— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS036021— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1436809
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 S, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/whycocomagh-s-ns036021-1891/.