East Bay N, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
East Bay N was a census subdivision in Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,331. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.005°N, 60.504°W.
Population
In 1881, East Bay N had a population of 1,331: 666 male and 665 female residents. Population density was 26.8 people per square mile.
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 East Bay, 1871 (46.0% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of East Bay N & S, 1891 (46.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, East Bay N shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 70 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 225 |
| Number of families | 225 |
| Number of females | 665 |
| Number of males | 666 |
| Number of married females | 161 |
| Number of married males | 163 |
| Number of married persons | 324 |
| Number of widowed females | 48 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 71 |
| POP TOT | 1,331 |
| Total population | 1,331 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 456 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 480 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 936 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 13 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 197 |
| Number of occupied houses | 197 |
Agriculture (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,381 |
| Acres of potatoes | 368 |
| Acres of wheat | 93 |
| BAR BU | 1,039 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,039 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 24 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 11,255 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 31,603 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,487 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 668 |
| CRN BU | 24 |
| HAY AC | 1,381 |
| HAY TONS | 1,689 |
| OAT BU | 11,255 |
| POT AC | 368 |
| POT BU | 31,603 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,689 |
| WHT AC | 93 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,487 |
Fisheries (7 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of eels produced in the past year | 123 |
| Barrels of gaspareaux produced in the past year | 8 |
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 75 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 943 |
| Number of fishing boats | 39 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 68 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 219 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 75 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 68 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 39 |
| C UNMD F | 456 |
| C UNMD M | 480 |
| C UNMD TOT | 936 |
| CD NAME | Cape Breton |
| COD DX K | 219 |
| D OCC | 197 |
| EEL XB Q | 123 |
| FEMALE | 665 |
| GSP XB Q | 8 |
| H CON | 13 |
| H INHAB | 197 |
| MALE | 666 |
| MD F | 161 |
| MD M | 163 |
| MD TOT | 324 |
| NET XX F | 943 |
| NUMBER CD | 6 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2 |
| TUR BU | 668 |
| WID F | 48 |
| WID M | 23 |
| WID TOT | 71 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS006006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS006006— 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 1881 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). "East Bay N, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/east-bay-n-ns006006-1881/.