Bay St. Lawrence, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
Bay St. Lawrence was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 479. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4874104. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.031°N, 60.417°W.
Population
In 1901, Bay St. Lawrence had a population of 479: 255 male and 224 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 419 |
| 1881 | 515 |
| 1891 | 618 |
| 1901 | 479 |
| 1911 | 421 |
| 1921 | 373 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Bay St. Lawrence shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 11 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 479 total population, 255 males, 224 females, 174 single males, 148 single females, 82 families, 72 married males, 71 married females, 9 widowed males, 5 widowed females. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 82 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS041002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS020003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4874104
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay_St._Lawrence,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay_St_Lawrence
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). "Bay St. Lawrence, Nova Scotia (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/bay-st-lawrence-ns041002-1901/.