Bridgewater, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Bridgewater was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,936. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.387°N, 64.726°W.
Population
In 1891, Bridgewater had a population of 3,936: 1,999 male and 1,937 female residents. Population density was 24.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,912 |
| 1881 | 3,487 |
| 1891 | 3,936 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Newcombville, 1901 (34.6% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Baker Settlement, 1901 (55.4% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Bridgewater, North—Nord, 1901 (4.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Bridgewater shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 171 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 696 |
| Number of families | 696 |
| Number of females | 1,937 |
| Number of males | 1,999 |
| Number of married females | 667 |
| Number of married males | 668 |
| Number of married persons | 1,335 |
| Number of widowed females | 101 |
| Number of widowed males | 38 |
| Number of widowed persons | 139 |
| POP F | 1,937 |
| POP M | 1,999 |
| POP TOT | 3,936 |
| Total population | 3,936 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,169 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,293 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,462 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,936 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 651 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 651 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 6 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 573 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 74 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 78 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 87 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 384 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of occupied houses | 652 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 24 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 182 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 319 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 8,228 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 27,787 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 8,230 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,586 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 16,777 |
| Acres of land in farms | 44,564 |
| Acres of oats | 269 |
| Acres of potatoes | 253 |
| Acres of turnips | 52 |
| Acres of wheat | 45 |
| BAR AC | 182 |
| BAR BU | 3,739 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,739 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 219 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 455 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 121 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,211 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 106 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 24,232 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2,079 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 651 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,759 |
| BWT BU | 455 |
| CRN BU | 121 |
| HAY AC | 4,586 |
| HAY TONS | 4,232 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 285 |
| Number of chickens | 5,698 |
| Number of ducks | 224 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 464 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 47 |
| Number of geese | 290 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 59 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 248 |
| Number of milk cows | 966 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 513 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,442 |
| Number of other fowl | 2 |
| Number of oxen | 479 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 101 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 80 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 145 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 151 |
| Number of sheep | 2,928 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,137 |
| Number of swine | 793 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 616 |
| Number of turkeys | 6 |
| OAT AC | 269 |
| OAT BU | 6,211 |
| PEA BU | 106 |
| POT AC | 253 |
| POT BU | 24,232 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 331 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,321 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,037 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 58,569 |
| RYE BU | 2,079 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,232 |
| WHT AC | 45 |
| WHT SP BU | 651 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 101 |
| A 11 50 | 80 |
| A 201 PL | 36 |
| A 51 100 | 145 |
| BEN BU | 219 |
| BUTTER LB | 58,569 |
| CATTLE KS | 285 |
| CHEESE LB | 331 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,169 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,293 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,462 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 5,321 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 59 |
| DUCKS | 224 |
| FAMILIES | 696 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,037 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 290 |
| GRA BU | 5 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 5,698 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 248 |
| HOUSES | 651 |
| HOUSES CON | 8 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 36 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 87 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 78 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 573 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 384 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 37 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 17 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 74 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 24 |
| HOUSES W | 651 |
| INF 11 A | 151 |
| MD FEM | 667 |
| MD MALE | 668 |
| MD TOT | 1,335 |
| MILK COWS | 966 |
| NAME CD | Lunenburg |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 47 |
| OC P | 464 |
| OC TOT | 513 |
| OTHER FOWL | 2 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,442 |
| OTHERS | 3,936 |
| SHEEP | 2,928 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,137 |
| SUP AM | 16,777 |
| SUP FOR | 27,787 |
| SUP JV | 319 |
| SUP PAT | 8,228 |
| SUP SC | 8,230 |
| SUP TOT | 44,564 |
| SWINE | 793 |
| SWINE KS | 616 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 652 |
| TUR AC | 52 |
| TUR BU | 4,759 |
| TURKEY | 6 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 101 |
| WID MALE | 38 |
| WID TOT | 139 |
| WORKING OX | 479 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS038003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS038003— 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). "Bridgewater, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/bridgewater-ns038003-1891/.