Bailey Brook, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Bailey Brook was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 887. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.647°N, 62.267°W.
Population
In 1891, Bailey Brook had a population of 887: 427 male and 460 female residents. Population density was 17.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 887 |
| 1901 | 735 |
| 1911 | 533 |
| 1921 | 496 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Bailey Brook shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 153 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6 |
| FAM NO | 146 |
| Number of families | 146 |
| Number of females | 460 |
| Number of males | 427 |
| Number of married females | 108 |
| Number of married males | 106 |
| Number of married persons | 214 |
| Number of widowed females | 36 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 47 |
| POP F | 460 |
| POP M | 427 |
| POP TOT | 887 |
| Total population | 887 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 316 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 310 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 626 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 887 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses | 142 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 142 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 142 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 77 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 146 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 27 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 29 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,527 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,375 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,823 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,325 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 9,379 |
| Acres of land in farms | 15,754 |
| Acres of oats | 646 |
| Acres of potatoes | 140 |
| Acres of turnips | 21 |
| Acres of wheat | 428 |
| BAR AC | 27 |
| BAR BU | 380 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 380 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 69 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 28 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 8,453 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 58 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 21,870 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,466 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,739 |
| BWT BU | 69 |
| HAY AC | 2,325 |
| HAY TONS | 1,759 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 317 |
| Number of chickens | 2,475 |
| Number of ducks | 79 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 142 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 2 |
| Number of geese | 189 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 89 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 198 |
| Number of milk cows | 617 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 144 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,116 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 45 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 56 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 10 |
| Number of sheep | 2,191 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 610 |
| Number of swine | 390 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 239 |
| Number of turkeys | 213 |
| OAT AC | 646 |
| OAT BU | 8,453 |
| PEA BU | 58 |
| POT AC | 140 |
| POT BU | 21,870 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 11,330 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,023 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 25,380 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,759 |
| WHT AC | 428 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,466 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 45 |
| A 11 50 | 25 |
| A 201 PL | 8 |
| A 51 100 | 56 |
| BEN BU | 4 |
| BUTTER LB | 25,380 |
| CATTLE KS | 317 |
| CHEESE LB | 11,330 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 316 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 310 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 626 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 5,023 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 89 |
| DUCKS | 79 |
| FAMILIES | 146 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 189 |
| GRA BU | 28 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,475 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 198 |
| HOUSES | 142 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 22 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 142 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 77 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 2 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 13 |
| HOUSES W | 142 |
| INF 11 A | 10 |
| MD FEM | 108 |
| MD MALE | 106 |
| MD TOT | 214 |
| MILK COWS | 617 |
| NAME CD | Pictou |
| OC F | 2 |
| OC P | 142 |
| OC TOT | 144 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,116 |
| OTHERS | 887 |
| SHEEP | 2,191 |
| SHEEP KS | 610 |
| SUP AM | 9,379 |
| SUP FOR | 6,375 |
| SUP JV | 29 |
| SUP PAT | 5,527 |
| SUP SC | 3,823 |
| SUP TOT | 15,754 |
| SWINE | 390 |
| SWINE KS | 239 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 146 |
| TUR AC | 21 |
| TUR BU | 3,739 |
| TURKEY | 213 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 4 |
| WID FEM | 36 |
| WID MALE | 11 |
| WID TOT | 47 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS039002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS016002_1891— 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). "Bailey Brook, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/bailey-brook-ns039002-1891/.