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 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 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,104 total population, 1,099 males, 1,005 females, 639 married persons, 383 families, 321 married males, 318 married females, 79 widowed persons, 52 widowed females, 27 widowed males, 5.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,386 single persons under 18, 751 single males under 18, 635 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,095 persons who are not French Canadian, 9 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 379 occupied houses, 378 houses, 378 houses built of wood, 286 houses of 1 story, 157 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 90 houses of 2 stories, 65 houses of 4 rooms, 61 houses of 5 rooms, 45 houses of 3 rooms, 32 houses of 2 rooms, 16 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 7 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction, 2 houses of 3 stories, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 18,967 pounds of homemade butter, 18,262 bushels of potatoes, 15,125 acres of land in farms, 8,738 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,387 acres of improved land in farms, 5,610 bushels of oats, 3,224 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,148 acres of farmland under crops, 2,786 chickens, 2,010 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,868 bushels of turnips, 1,373 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,121 tons of hay, 876 acres of hay crops, 864 sheep, 436 milk cows, 332 acres of oats, 295 bushels of barley, 266 sheep slaughtered or sold, 249 horses aged over 3 years, 249 other cattle, 220 occupants of farms, 213 farm occupants who own their land, 204 acres of potatoes, 149 swine, 80 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 77 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 65 swine slaughtered or sold, 59 cattle killed or sold, 59 geese, 56 ducks, 56 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 44 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 33 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 25 acres of turnips, 24 acres of barley, 15 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 14 horses aged 3 years and under, 12 bushels of corn, 11 oxen, 10 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 7 farm occupants who rent their land, 6 turkeys, 3 bushels of winter wheat, 1 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.