Bridgewater, T-V, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Bridgewater, T-V was a town in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,936. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q474178. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.387°N, 64.726°W.
Population
In 1891, Bridgewater, T-V had a population of 3,936: 1,999 male and 1,937 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,912 |
| 1881 | 3,487 |
| 1891 | 3,936 |
| 1921 | 3,147 |
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, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 3,936 total population, 1,999 males, 1,937 females, 1,335 married persons, 696 families, 668 married males, 667 married females, 139 widowed persons, 101 widowed females, 38 widowed males, 5.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,462 single persons under 18, 1,293 single males under 18, 1,169 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 3,936 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 652 occupied houses, 651 houses, 651 houses built of wood, 573 houses of 1 story, 384 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 87 houses of 5 rooms, 78 houses of 4 rooms, 74 houses of 2 stories, 37 houses of 3 rooms, 36 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 24 uninhabited houses, 17 houses of 2 rooms, 8 houses under construction, 6 houses of 1 room, 6 houses of over 15 rooms, 4 houses of 3 stories, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 58,569 pounds of homemade butter, 44,564 acres of land in farms, 27,787 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 24,232 bushels of potatoes, 16,777 acres of improved land in farms, 8,230 acres of farmland under crops, 8,228 acres of farmland in pasture, 6,211 bushels of oats, 5,698 chickens, 5,321 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 4,759 bushels of turnips, 4,586 acres of hay crops, 4,232 tons of hay, 3,739 bushels of barley, 2,928 sheep, 2,079 bushels of rye, 1,442 other cattle, 1,137 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,037 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 966 milk cows, 793 swine, 651 bushels of spring wheat, 616 swine slaughtered or sold, 513 occupants of farms, 479 oxen, 464 farm occupants who own their land, 455 bushels of buckwheat, 331 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 319 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 290 geese, 285 cattle killed or sold, 269 acres of oats, 253 acres of potatoes, 248 horses aged over 3 years, 224 ducks, 219 bushels of beans, 182 acres of barley, 151 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 145 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 121 bushels of corn, 106 bushels of peas, 101 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 80 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 59 horses aged 3 years and under, 52 acres of turnips, 47 farm occupants who rent their land, 45 acres of wheat, 36 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 turkeys, 5 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 2 employees on farms, 2 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Edward Doran Davison | 1819–1894 | died here |
| Mather Byles DesBrisay | 1828–1900 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS038003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS015043— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q474178
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridgewater,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridgewater_(Nouvelle-%C3%89cosse)
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, T-V, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/bridgewater-t-v-ns038003-1891/.