Glace Bay, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Glace Bay was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,459. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.173°N, 59.921°W.
Population
In 1891, Glace Bay had a population of 2,459: 1,219 male and 1,240 female residents. Population density was 105.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 2,459 |
| 1901 | 6,945 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 Lingan, 1881 (20.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Glace Bay shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 151 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 429 |
| Number of families | 429 |
| Number of females | 1,240 |
| Number of males | 1,219 |
| Number of married females | 386 |
| Number of married males | 386 |
| Number of married persons | 772 |
| Number of widowed females | 66 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 88 |
| POP F | 1,240 |
| POP M | 1,219 |
| POP TOT | 2,459 |
| Total population | 2,459 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 788 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 811 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,599 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,459 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 345 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 345 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 7 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 260 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 85 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 75 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 138 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 347 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (53 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 16 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 93 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,058 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,114 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,899 |
| Acres of hay crops | 498 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,050 |
| Acres of land in farms | 7,164 |
| Acres of oats | 89 |
| Acres of potatoes | 69 |
| Acres of turnips | 5 |
| BAR AC | 16 |
| BAR BU | 327 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 327 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 18 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,138 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,322 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 531 |
| BWT BU | 18 |
| HAY AC | 498 |
| HAY TONS | 739 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 5 |
| Number of chickens | 2,502 |
| Number of ducks | 75 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 204 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 68 |
| Number of geese | 86 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 6 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 176 |
| Number of milk cows | 357 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 274 |
| Number of other cattle | 156 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 58 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 178 |
| Number of sheep | 363 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 11 |
| Number of swine | 170 |
| Number of turkeys | 14 |
| OAT AC | 89 |
| OAT BU | 1,138 |
| PEA BU | 2 |
| POT AC | 69 |
| POT BU | 7,322 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 100 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 141 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,011 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 10,523 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 739 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 11 |
| A 11 50 | 58 |
| A 201 PL | 4 |
| A 51 100 | 23 |
| BUTTER LB | 10,523 |
| CATTLE KS | 5 |
| CHEESE LB | 100 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 788 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 811 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,599 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 141 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 6 |
| DUCKS | 75 |
| FAMILIES | 429 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,011 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 86 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,502 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 176 |
| HOUSES | 345 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 32 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 33 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 75 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 260 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 138 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 33 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 23 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 85 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 7 |
| HOUSES W | 345 |
| INF 11 A | 178 |
| MD FEM | 386 |
| MD MALE | 386 |
| MD TOT | 772 |
| MILK COWS | 357 |
| NAME CD | Cape Breton |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 68 |
| OC P | 204 |
| OC TOT | 274 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 156 |
| OTHERS | 2,459 |
| SHEEP | 363 |
| SHEEP KS | 11 |
| SUP AM | 4,050 |
| SUP FOR | 3,114 |
| SUP JV | 93 |
| SUP PAT | 2,058 |
| SUP SC | 1,899 |
| SUP TOT | 7,164 |
| SWINE | 170 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 347 |
| TUR AC | 5 |
| TUR BU | 531 |
| TURKEY | 14 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 66 |
| WID MALE | 22 |
| WID TOT | 88 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS028010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS028013— 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). "Glace Bay, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/glace-bay-ns028010-1891/.