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 70 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 618 total population, 335 males, 283 females, 156 married persons, 93 families, 78 married females, 78 married males, 21 widowed persons, 11 widowed males, 10 widowed females, 6.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 441 single persons under 18, 246 single males under 18, 195 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 609 persons who are not French Canadian, 9 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 93 houses, 93 occupied houses, 84 houses built of wood, 83 houses of 1 story, 23 houses of 2 rooms, 17 houses of 3 rooms, 13 houses of 4 rooms, 12 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 10 houses of 5 rooms, 8 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of 2 stories, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 15,810 pounds of homemade butter, 8,579 bushels of potatoes, 8,077 acres of land in farms, 6,068 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,060 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,009 acres of improved land in farms, 1,210 acres of farmland in pasture, 955 bushels of oats, 804 sheep, 794 acres of farmland under crops, 693 acres of hay crops, 693 tons of hay, 455 chickens, 273 milk cows, 254 sheep slaughtered or sold, 246 bushels of winter wheat, 175 other cattle, 108 bushels of barley, 106 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 102 swine, 90 cattle killed or sold, 83 occupants of farms, 81 farm occupants who own their land, 72 swine slaughtered or sold, 66 acres of oats, 57 acres of potatoes, 57 horses aged over 3 years, 54 geese, 36 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 18 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 16 acres of wheat, 15 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 10 horses aged 3 years and under, 10 oxen, 10 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 10 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 7 acres of barley, 5 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 4 ducks, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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
- 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 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/.