Bridgeport, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Bridgeport was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,166. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.149°N, 60.040°W.
Population
In 1891, Bridgeport had a population of 2,166: 1,144 male and 1,022 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 2,166 |
| 1901 | 5,945 |
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 Lingan, 1881 (45.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Bridgeport shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 73 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,166 total population, 1,144 males, 1,022 females, 630 married persons, 373 families, 316 married females, 314 married males, 80 widowed persons, 57 widowed females, 23 widowed males, 5.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,456 single persons under 18, 807 single males under 18, 649 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,155 persons who are not French Canadian, 11 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 363 occupied houses, 362 houses, 362 houses built of wood, 348 houses of 1 story, 191 houses of 5 rooms, 52 houses of 3 rooms, 44 houses of 4 rooms, 44 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 22 houses of 2 rooms, 13 houses of 2 stories, 6 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses of 1 room, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 5,830 acres of land in farms, 4,840 bushels of potatoes, 4,258 pounds of homemade butter, 4,185 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,645 acres of improved land in farms, 1,424 chickens, 1,350 acres of farmland under crops, 493 bushels of oats, 469 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 365 bushels of turnips, 352 tons of hay, 290 acres of farmland in pasture, 227 swine slaughtered or sold, 216 swine, 208 acres of hay crops, 195 milk cows, 152 occupants of farms, 149 sheep, 106 geese, 100 farm occupants who own their land, 97 other cattle, 85 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 73 bushels of barley, 55 ducks, 54 horses aged over 3 years, 40 acres of oats, 40 acres of potatoes, 38 sheep slaughtered or sold, 36 employees on farms, 33 cattle killed or sold, 32 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 20 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 19 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 16 farm occupants who rent their land, 12 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 10 horses aged 3 years and under, 8 turkeys, 5 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 3 acres of barley, 3 acres of turnips, 1 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS028005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS028006— 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 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). "Bridgeport, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/bridgeport-ns028005-1891/.