Bay St. Lawrence, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Bay St. Lawrence was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 419. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4874104. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.031°N, 60.417°W.
Population
In 1871, Bay St. Lawrence had a population of 419: 218 male and 201 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).
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 NO DATA, 1861 (0.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Bay St. Lawrence shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 47 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 59 |
| Number of females | 201 |
| Number of males | 218 |
| Number of married females | 53 |
| Number of married males | 54 |
| Number of married persons | 107 |
| Number of widowed females | 9 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 13 |
| Total population | 419 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 139 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 160 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 299 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 57 |
| Number of occupied houses | 57 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 15 |
Agriculture (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 389 |
| HAY AC | 271 |
| HAY TONS | 265 |
| OAT BU | 1,516 |
| POT AC | 53 |
| POT BU | 3,966 |
| Total area (acres) | 13,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 29 |
Other recorded variables (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 3 |
| AREA | 13,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| CD | 204 |
| CSD | 12 |
| FAMILIES | 59 |
| FEMALE | 201 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 57 |
| INHABITED | 57 |
| MALE | 218 |
| MARRIED F | 53 |
| MARRIED M | 54 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 107 |
| POPULATION | 419 |
| SINGLE F | 139 |
| SINGLE M | 160 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 299 |
| TUR BU | 33 |
| UNINHABITED | 15 |
| WIDOWED F | 9 |
| WIDOWED M | 4 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 13 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS204012— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/bay-st-lawrence-ns204012-1871/.