East Bay N & S, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
East Bay N & S was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,720. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.970°N, 60.452°W.
Population
In 1891, East Bay N & S had a population of 1,720: 893 male and 827 female residents. Population density was 16.0 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 contained East Bay S, 1881 (54.0% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained East Bay N, 1881 (46.0% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained East Bay S., 1901 (54.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained East Bay North, 1901 (46.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, East Bay N & S shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 153 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.80 |
| FAM NO | 295 |
| Number of families | 295 |
| Number of females | 827 |
| Number of males | 893 |
| Number of married females | 220 |
| Number of married males | 222 |
| Number of married persons | 442 |
| Number of widowed females | 63 |
| Number of widowed males | 34 |
| Number of widowed persons | 97 |
| POP F | 827 |
| POP M | 893 |
| POP TOT | 1,720 |
| Total population | 1,720 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 544 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 637 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,181 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,720 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 294 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 294 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 129 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 165 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 83 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 143 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 294 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 138 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 80 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,706 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 21,325 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,534 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,839 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 11,320 |
| Acres of land in farms | 32,645 |
| Acres of oats | 892 |
| Acres of potatoes | 419 |
| Acres of turnips | 29 |
| Acres of wheat | 24 |
| BAR AC | 138 |
| BAR BU | 1,303 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,303 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 26 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 85 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 8,589 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 35,437 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 187 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 785 |
| BWT BU | 26 |
| HAY AC | 1,839 |
| HAY TONS | 2,471 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 428 |
| Number of chickens | 3,160 |
| Number of ducks | 41 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 296 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of geese | 35 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 46 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 277 |
| Number of milk cows | 952 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 297 |
| Number of other cattle | 748 |
| Number of other fowl | 8 |
| Number of oxen | 40 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 91 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 52 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 143 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 8 |
| Number of sheep | 2,716 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,160 |
| Number of swine | 173 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 200 |
| Number of turkeys | 43 |
| OAT AC | 892 |
| OAT BU | 8,589 |
| PEA BU | 9 |
| POT AC | 419 |
| POT BU | 35,437 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 12,285 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 8,967 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 47,795 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,471 |
| WHT AC | 24 |
| WHT SP BU | 187 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 91 |
| A 11 50 | 52 |
| A 201 PL | 3 |
| A 51 100 | 143 |
| BEN BU | 13 |
| BUTTER LB | 47,795 |
| CATTLE KS | 428 |
| CHEESE LB | 12,285 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 544 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 637 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,181 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 46 |
| DUCKS | 41 |
| FAMILIES | 295 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 8,967 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 35 |
| GRA BU | 85 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,160 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 277 |
| HOUSES | 294 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 83 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 129 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 143 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 30 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 165 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 5 |
| HOUSES W | 294 |
| INF 11 A | 8 |
| MD FEM | 220 |
| MD MALE | 222 |
| MD TOT | 442 |
| MILK COWS | 952 |
| NAME CD | Cape Breton |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 296 |
| OC TOT | 297 |
| OTHER FOWL | 8 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 748 |
| OTHERS | 1,720 |
| SHEEP | 2,716 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,160 |
| SUP AM | 11,320 |
| SUP FOR | 21,325 |
| SUP JV | 80 |
| SUP PAT | 5,706 |
| SUP SC | 5,534 |
| SUP TOT | 32,645 |
| SWINE | 173 |
| SWINE KS | 200 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 294 |
| TUR AC | 29 |
| TUR BU | 785 |
| TURKEY | 43 |
| WID FEM | 63 |
| WID MALE | 34 |
| WID TOT | 97 |
| WORKING OX | 40 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS028008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS028008— 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). "East Bay N & S, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/east-bay-n-s-ns028008-1891/.