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 density was 41.1 people per square mile.
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 148 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.80 |
| FAM NO | 373 |
| Number of families | 373 |
| Number of females | 1,022 |
| Number of males | 1,144 |
| Number of married females | 316 |
| Number of married males | 314 |
| Number of married persons | 630 |
| Number of widowed females | 57 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 80 |
| POP F | 1,022 |
| POP M | 1,144 |
| POP TOT | 2,166 |
| Total population | 2,166 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 649 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 807 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,456 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 11 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,155 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 362 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 362 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 348 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 13 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 52 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 44 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 191 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 44 |
| Number of occupied houses | 363 |
Agriculture (51 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 3 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 5 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 290 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,185 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,350 |
| Acres of hay crops | 208 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,645 |
| Acres of land in farms | 5,830 |
| Acres of oats | 40 |
| Acres of potatoes | 40 |
| Acres of turnips | 3 |
| BAR AC | 3 |
| BAR BU | 73 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 73 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 493 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,840 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 365 |
| HAY AC | 208 |
| HAY TONS | 352 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 33 |
| Number of chickens | 1,424 |
| Number of ducks | 55 |
| Number of employees on farms | 36 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 100 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 16 |
| Number of geese | 106 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 10 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 54 |
| Number of milk cows | 195 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 152 |
| Number of other cattle | 97 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 85 |
| Number of sheep | 149 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 38 |
| Number of swine | 216 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 227 |
| Number of turkeys | 8 |
| OAT AC | 40 |
| OAT BU | 493 |
| POT AC | 40 |
| POT BU | 4,840 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 20 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 469 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 4 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 4,258 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 352 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 12 |
| A 11 50 | 32 |
| A 201 PL | 4 |
| A 51 100 | 19 |
| BUTTER LB | 4,258 |
| CATTLE KS | 33 |
| CHEESE LB | 20 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 649 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 807 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,456 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 469 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 10 |
| DUCKS | 55 |
| FAMILIES | 373 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 4 |
| FRN CA | 11 |
| GEESE | 106 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,424 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 54 |
| HOUSES | 362 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 191 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 44 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 348 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 44 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 52 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 22 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 13 |
| HOUSES W | 362 |
| INF 11 A | 85 |
| MD FEM | 316 |
| MD MALE | 314 |
| MD TOT | 630 |
| MILK COWS | 195 |
| NAME CD | Cape Breton |
| OC E | 36 |
| OC F | 16 |
| OC P | 100 |
| OC TOT | 152 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 97 |
| OTHERS | 2,155 |
| SHEEP | 149 |
| SHEEP KS | 38 |
| SUP AM | 1,645 |
| SUP FOR | 4,185 |
| SUP JV | 5 |
| SUP PAT | 290 |
| SUP SC | 1,350 |
| SUP TOT | 5,830 |
| SWINE | 216 |
| SWINE KS | 227 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 363 |
| TUR AC | 3 |
| TUR BU | 365 |
| TURKEY | 8 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 57 |
| WID MALE | 23 |
| WID TOT | 80 |
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/.