Whycocomagh, South side—Côté sud, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
Whycocomagh, South side—Côté sud was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 680. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.900°N, 61.090°W.
Population
In 1901, Whycocomagh, South side—Côté sud had a population of 680: 333 male and 347 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 780 |
| 1901 | 680 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Inverness, T-V, 1911 (56.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Orangedale, 1911 (43.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Whycocomagh, South side—Côté sud shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 138 |
| Number of females | 347 |
| Number of males | 333 |
| Number of married females | 96 |
| Number of married males | 123 |
| Number of single females | 232 |
| Number of single males | 202 |
| Number of widowed females | 19 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| POP F | 347 |
| POP M | 333 |
| POP TOT | 680 |
| Total population | 680 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 138 |
Other recorded variables (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAMILIES | 138 |
| HOUSES | 138 |
| MARRIED F | 96 |
| MARRIED M | 123 |
| SINGLE F | 232 |
| SINGLE M | 202 |
| WIDOWED F | 19 |
| WIDOWED M | 8 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS035025— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS035025— 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 1901 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, South side—Côté sud, Nova Scotia (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/whycocomagh-south-side-c-t-sud-ns035025-1901/.