Year: 1891
| Province: Nova Scotia
Cow Bay, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Cow Bay was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,104. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.100°N, 59.910°W.
Population
In 1891, Cow Bay had a population of 2,104: 1,099 male and 1,005 female residents. Population density was 64.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|
| 1871 | 1,986 |
| 1881 | 2,117 |
| 1891 | 2,104 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Cow Bay shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Average size of families | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 383 |
| Number of families | 383 |
| Number of females | 1,005 |
| Number of males | 1,099 |
| Number of married females | 318 |
| Number of married males | 321 |
| Number of married persons | 639 |
| Number of widowed females | 52 |
| Number of widowed males | 27 |
| Number of widowed persons | 79 |
| POP F | 1,005 |
| POP M | 1,099 |
| POP TOT | 2,104 |
| Total population | 2,104 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 635 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 751 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,386 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 9 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,095 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 378 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 378 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 286 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 90 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 45 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 65 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 61 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 157 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 379 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (55 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Acres of barley | 24 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 15 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,224 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,738 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,148 |
| Acres of hay crops | 876 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 6,387 |
| Acres of land in farms | 15,125 |
| Acres of oats | 332 |
| Acres of potatoes | 204 |
| Acres of turnips | 25 |
| BAR AC | 24 |
| BAR BU | 295 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 295 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,610 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 18,262 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,868 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 3 |
| CRN BU | 12 |
| HAY AC | 876 |
| HAY TONS | 1,121 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 59 |
| Number of chickens | 2,786 |
| Number of ducks | 56 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 213 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 7 |
| Number of geese | 59 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 14 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 249 |
| Number of milk cows | 436 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 220 |
| Number of other cattle | 249 |
| Number of other fowl | 1 |
| Number of oxen | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 33 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 44 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 56 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 77 |
| Number of sheep | 864 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 266 |
| Number of swine | 149 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 65 |
| Number of turkeys | 6 |
| OAT AC | 332 |
| OAT BU | 5,610 |
| POT AC | 204 |
| POT BU | 18,262 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 80 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,010 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,373 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 18,967 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,121 |
| WHT FALL BU | 3 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| A 101 200 | 33 |
| A 11 50 | 44 |
| A 201 PL | 10 |
| A 51 100 | 56 |
| BUTTER LB | 18,967 |
| CATTLE KS | 59 |
| CHEESE LB | 80 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 635 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 751 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,386 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,010 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 14 |
| DUCKS | 56 |
| FAMILIES | 383 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,373 |
| FRN CA | 9 |
| GEESE | 59 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,786 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 249 |
| HOUSES | 378 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 16 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 61 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 65 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 286 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 157 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 45 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 32 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 90 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 7 |
| HOUSES W | 378 |
| INF 11 A | 77 |
| MD FEM | 318 |
| MD MALE | 321 |
| MD TOT | 639 |
| MILK COWS | 436 |
| NAME CD | Cape Breton |
| OC F | 7 |
| OC P | 213 |
| OC TOT | 220 |
| OTHER FOWL | 1 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 249 |
| OTHERS | 2,095 |
| SHEEP | 864 |
| SHEEP KS | 266 |
| SUP AM | 6,387 |
| SUP FOR | 8,738 |
| SUP JV | 15 |
| SUP PAT | 3,224 |
| SUP SC | 3,148 |
| SUP TOT | 15,125 |
| SWINE | 149 |
| SWINE KS | 65 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 379 |
| TUR AC | 25 |
| TUR BU | 1,868 |
| TURKEY | 6 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 52 |
| WID MALE | 27 |
| WID TOT | 79 |
| WORKING OX | 11 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS028007 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS028007 — 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). "Cow Bay, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph.
Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/cow-bay-ns028007-1891/.