Whycocomagh, South side—Côté sud, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Whycocomagh, South side—Côté sud was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 780. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.900°N, 61.090°W.
Population
In 1891, Whycocomagh, South side—Côté sud had a population of 780: 388 male and 392 female residents. Population density was 8.5 people per square mile.
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.
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, South side—Côté sud shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 147 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 139 |
| Number of families | 139 |
| Number of females | 392 |
| Number of males | 388 |
| Number of married females | 96 |
| Number of married males | 95 |
| Number of married persons | 191 |
| Number of widowed females | 26 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 35 |
| POP F | 392 |
| POP M | 388 |
| POP TOT | 780 |
| Total population | 780 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 270 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 284 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 554 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 780 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 5 |
| Number of houses | 134 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 134 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 128 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 6 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 44 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 139 |
Agriculture (53 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 4 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 10 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,555 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 14,141 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,416 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,362 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,981 |
| Acres of land in farms | 19,122 |
| Acres of oats | 541 |
| Acres of potatoes | 149 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| BAR AC | 4 |
| BAR BU | 54 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 54 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 606 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 7,174 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,402 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 124 |
| BWT BU | 606 |
| HAY AC | 1,362 |
| HAY TONS | 1,569 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 248 |
| Number of chickens | 1,185 |
| Number of ducks | 6 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 133 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 30 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 23 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 164 |
| Number of milk cows | 587 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 136 |
| Number of other cattle | 523 |
| Number of other fowl | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 54 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 53 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 9 |
| Number of sheep | 1,237 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 614 |
| Number of swine | 110 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 126 |
| Number of turkeys | 7 |
| OAT AC | 541 |
| OAT BU | 7,174 |
| POT AC | 149 |
| POT BU | 9,402 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,559 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 204 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,684 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 27,245 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,569 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 54 |
| A 11 50 | 4 |
| A 201 PL | 16 |
| A 51 100 | 53 |
| BEN BU | 1 |
| BUTTER LB | 27,245 |
| CATTLE KS | 248 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,559 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 270 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 284 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 554 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 204 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 23 |
| DUCKS | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 139 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,684 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 30 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,185 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 164 |
| HOUSES | 134 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 40 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 27 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 128 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 44 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 7 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 6 |
| HOUSES W | 134 |
| INF 11 A | 9 |
| MD FEM | 96 |
| MD MALE | 95 |
| MD TOT | 191 |
| MILK COWS | 587 |
| NAME CD | Inverness |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 133 |
| OC TOT | 136 |
| OTHER FOWL | 4 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 523 |
| OTHERS | 780 |
| SHEEP | 1,237 |
| SHEEP KS | 614 |
| SUP AM | 4,981 |
| SUP FOR | 14,141 |
| SUP JV | 10 |
| SUP PAT | 2,555 |
| SUP SC | 2,416 |
| SUP TOT | 19,122 |
| SWINE | 110 |
| SWINE KS | 126 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 139 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 124 |
| TURKEY | 7 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 5 |
| WID FEM | 26 |
| WID MALE | 9 |
| WID TOT | 35 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS036021— 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 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, South side—Côté sud, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/whycocomagh-south-side-c-t-sud-ns036021-1891/.