Cow Bay, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Cow Bay was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,986. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.100°N, 59.910°W.
Population
In 1871, Cow Bay had a population of 1,986: 1,026 male and 960 female residents. Population density was 60.8 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).
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 NO DATA, 1861 (0.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Cow Bay shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 52 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 365 |
| Number of females | 960 |
| Number of males | 1,026 |
| Number of married females | 313 |
| Number of married males | 308 |
| Number of married persons | 621 |
| Number of widowed females | 45 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 62 |
| Total population | 1,986 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 602 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 701 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,303 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 10 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 340 |
| Number of occupied houses | 342 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 51 |
Agriculture (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 402 |
| BWT BU | 2 |
| HAY AC | 365 |
| HAY TONS | 397 |
| OAT BU | 4,390 |
| POT AC | 172 |
| POT BU | 18,119 |
| Total area (acres) | 26,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 44 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 2 |
| AREA | 26,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 10 |
| CD | 205 |
| CSD | 9 |
| FAMILIES | 365 |
| FEMALE | 960 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 342 |
| INHABITED | 340 |
| MALE | 1,026 |
| MARRIED F | 313 |
| MARRIED M | 308 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 621 |
| POPULATION | 1,986 |
| ROOT BU | 11 |
| SHANTIES | 2 |
| SINGLE F | 602 |
| SINGLE M | 701 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,303 |
| TUR BU | 502 |
| UNINHABITED | 51 |
| WIDOWED F | 45 |
| WIDOWED M | 17 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 62 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS205009— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/cow-bay-ns205009-1871/.