East Bay, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
East Bay was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,090. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.970°N, 60.452°W.
Population
In 1871, East Bay had a population of 2,090: 1,039 male and 1,051 female residents. Population density was 19.4 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 NO DATA, 1861 (0.5% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained East Bay S, 1881 (54.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained East Bay N, 1881 (46.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, East Bay shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 56 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 307 |
| Number of females | 1,051 |
| Number of males | 1,039 |
| Number of married females | 271 |
| Number of married males | 270 |
| Number of married persons | 541 |
| Number of widowed females | 65 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 83 |
| Total population | 2,090 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 715 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 751 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,466 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 25 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 302 |
| Number of occupied houses | 304 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 2,217 |
| BWT BU | 49 |
| CRN BU | 25 |
| HAY AC | 2,018 |
| HAY TONS | 1,652 |
| OAT BU | 21,635 |
| PEA BU | 13 |
| POT AC | 596 |
| POT BU | 46,126 |
| Total area (acres) | 32,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 379 |
| WHT WTR BU | 22 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 38 |
| AREA | 32,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 25 |
| BEN BU | 15 |
| CD | 205 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 307 |
| FEMALE | 1,051 |
| GRA BU | 118 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 304 |
| INHABITED | 302 |
| MALE | 1,039 |
| MARRIED F | 271 |
| MARRIED M | 270 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 541 |
| POPULATION | 2,090 |
| ROOT BU | 25 |
| SHANTIES | 2 |
| SINGLE F | 715 |
| SINGLE M | 751 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,466 |
| TUR BU | 154 |
| UNINHABITED | 6 |
| WIDOWED F | 65 |
| WIDOWED M | 18 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 83 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS205006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS205006— 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). "East Bay, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/east-bay-ns205006-1871/.