East Bay S, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
East Bay S was a census subdivision in Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 665. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.940°N, 60.408°W.
Population
In 1881, East Bay S had a population of 665: 354 male and 311 female residents. Population density was 11.4 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 East Bay, 1871 (54.0% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of East Bay N & S, 1891 (54.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, East Bay S shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 122 |
| Number of families | 122 |
| Number of females | 311 |
| Number of males | 354 |
| Number of married females | 83 |
| Number of married males | 83 |
| Number of married persons | 166 |
| Number of widowed females | 23 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 33 |
| POP TOT | 665 |
| Total population | 665 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 205 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 261 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 466 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 120 |
| Number of occupied houses | 120 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 819 |
| Acres of potatoes | 212 |
| Acres of wheat | 37 |
| BAR BU | 764 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 764 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 35 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,616 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 16,230 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 395 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 396 |
| HAY AC | 819 |
| HAY TONS | 839 |
| OAT BU | 6,616 |
| POT AC | 212 |
| POT BU | 16,230 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 839 |
| WHT AC | 37 |
| WHT SP BU | 395 |
Fisheries (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of eels produced in the past year | 6 |
| Barrels of gaspareaux produced in the past year | 2 |
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 56 |
| Barrels of trout produced in the past year | 1 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 589 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 4 |
| Number of fishing boats | 10 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 8 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 77 |
Other recorded variables (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 56 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 8 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 10 |
| C UNMD F | 205 |
| C UNMD M | 261 |
| C UNMD TOT | 466 |
| CD NAME | Cape Breton |
| COD DX K | 77 |
| D OCC | 120 |
| EEL XB Q | 6 |
| FEMALE | 311 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 4 |
| GRA BU | 35 |
| GSP XB Q | 2 |
| H CON | 5 |
| H INHAB | 120 |
| H UNINH | 1 |
| MALE | 354 |
| MD F | 83 |
| MD M | 83 |
| MD TOT | 166 |
| NET XX F | 589 |
| NUMBER CD | 6 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1 |
| TRT XB Q | 1 |
| TUR BU | 396 |
| WID F | 23 |
| WID M | 10 |
| WID TOT | 33 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS006007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS006007— 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 S, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/east-bay-s-ns006007-1881/.