Bay St. Lawrence, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Bay St. Lawrence was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 618. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4874104. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.031°N, 60.417°W.
Population
In 1891, Bay St. Lawrence had a population of 618: 335 male and 283 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Bay St. Lawrence shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 142 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.60 |
| FAM NO | 93 |
| Number of families | 93 |
| Number of females | 283 |
| Number of males | 335 |
| Number of married females | 78 |
| Number of married males | 78 |
| Number of married persons | 156 |
| Number of widowed females | 10 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 21 |
| POP F | 283 |
| POP M | 335 |
| POP TOT | 618 |
| Total population | 618 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 195 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 246 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 441 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 9 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 609 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 93 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 84 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 8 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 83 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 12 |
| Number of occupied houses | 93 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (51 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 7 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 5 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,210 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,068 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 794 |
| Acres of hay crops | 693 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,009 |
| Acres of land in farms | 8,077 |
| Acres of oats | 66 |
| Acres of potatoes | 57 |
| Acres of wheat | 16 |
| BAR AC | 7 |
| BAR BU | 108 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 108 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 955 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,579 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 246 |
| HAY AC | 693 |
| HAY TONS | 693 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 90 |
| Number of chickens | 455 |
| Number of ducks | 4 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 81 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 2 |
| Number of geese | 54 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 10 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 57 |
| Number of milk cows | 273 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 83 |
| Number of other cattle | 175 |
| Number of oxen | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 10 |
| Number of sheep | 804 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 254 |
| Number of swine | 102 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 72 |
| OAT AC | 66 |
| OAT BU | 955 |
| POT AC | 57 |
| POT BU | 8,579 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 10 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,060 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 106 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 15,810 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 693 |
| WHT AC | 16 |
| WHT FALL BU | 246 |
Other recorded variables (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 18 |
| A 11 50 | 15 |
| A 201 PL | 4 |
| A 51 100 | 36 |
| BUTTER LB | 15,810 |
| CATTLE KS | 90 |
| CHEESE LB | 10 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 195 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 246 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 441 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,060 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 10 |
| DUCKS | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 94 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 106 |
| FRN CA | 9 |
| GEESE | 54 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 455 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 57 |
| HOUSES | 93 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 13 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 83 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 12 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 17 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 23 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 1 |
| HOUSES W | 84 |
| INF 11 A | 10 |
| MD FEM | 78 |
| MD MALE | 78 |
| MD TOT | 156 |
| MILK COWS | 273 |
| NAME CD | Victoria |
| OC F | 2 |
| OC P | 81 |
| OC TOT | 83 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 175 |
| OTHERS | 609 |
| SHEEP | 804 |
| SHEEP KS | 254 |
| SUP AM | 2,009 |
| SUP FOR | 6,068 |
| SUP JV | 5 |
| SUP PAT | 1,210 |
| SUP SC | 794 |
| SUP TOT | 8,077 |
| SWINE | 102 |
| SWINE KS | 72 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 93 |
| WID FEM | 10 |
| WID MALE | 11 |
| WID TOT | 21 |
| WORKING OX | 10 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS043002— 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
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). "Bay St. Lawrence, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/bay-st-lawrence-ns043002-1891/.