Baywater, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Baywater was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 536. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.558°N, 64.118°W.
Population
In 1881, Baywater had a population of 536: 283 male and 253 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 536 |
| 1891 | 608 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Baywater shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 38 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 536 total population, 283 males, 253 females, 193 married persons, 108 families, 97 married males, 96 married females, 11 widowed persons, 6 widowed females, 5 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 332 single persons under 18, 181 single males under 18, 151 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 91 inhabited houses, 91 occupied houses, 2 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 5,208 bushels of potatoes, 1,578 bushels of barley, 1,331 bushels of other root crops, 636 bushels of turnips, 309 tons of hay, 234 acres of hay crops, 220 bushels of oats, 56 acres of potatoes, 15 bushels of peas and beans, 3 bushels of spring wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 23,585 fathoms of fishing nets, 2,545 barrels of mackerel, 1,287 barrels of herring or alewives, 708 quintals of cod, 442 gallons of fish oil, 211 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock, 192 men on fishing boats, 169 fishing boats, 5 men on fishing vessels, 3 barrels of gaspareaux, 1 barrels of eels, 1 fishing vessels. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 536 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS011011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS038001— 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 1881 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). "Baywater, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/baywater-ns011011-1881/.