East Bay N, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
East Bay N was a census subdivision in 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.
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 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,331 total population, 666 males, 665 females, 324 married persons, 225 families, 163 married males, 161 married females, 71 widowed persons, 48 widowed females, 23 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 936 single persons under 18, 480 single males under 18, 456 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 197 inhabited houses, 197 occupied houses, 13 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 31,603 bushels of potatoes, 11,255 bushels of oats, 1,689 tons of hay, 1,487 bushels of spring wheat, 1,381 acres of hay crops, 1,039 bushels of barley, 668 bushels of turnips, 368 acres of potatoes, 93 acres of wheat, 24 bushels of corn, 2 bushels of other root crops. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 943 fathoms of fishing nets, 219 quintals of cod, 123 barrels of eels, 75 barrels of herring or alewives, 68 men on fishing boats, 39 fishing boats, 8 barrels of gaspareaux. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,331 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
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/.