Little Bras d'Or, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Little Bras d'Or was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 812. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.259°N, 60.298°W.
Population
In 1891, Little Bras d'Or had a population of 812: 425 male and 387 female residents. Population density was 35.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 812 |
| 1901 | 790 |
| 1911 | 2,175 |
| 1921 | 3,133 |
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 Boularderie, 1881 (43.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Little Bras d'Or shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 148 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.90 |
| FAM NO | 138 |
| Number of families | 138 |
| Number of females | 387 |
| Number of males | 425 |
| Number of married females | 104 |
| Number of married males | 105 |
| Number of married persons | 209 |
| Number of widowed females | 16 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 26 |
| POP F | 387 |
| POP M | 425 |
| POP TOT | 812 |
| Total population | 812 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 267 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 310 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 577 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 6 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 806 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 135 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 135 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 9 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 123 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 46 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 12 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 135 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (52 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 34 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 1 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,045 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,106 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,191 |
| Acres of hay crops | 535 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,237 |
| Acres of land in farms | 4,343 |
| Acres of oats | 171 |
| Acres of potatoes | 96 |
| Acres of turnips | 14 |
| BAR AC | 34 |
| BAR BU | 733 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 733 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,742 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,828 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,441 |
| BWT BU | 10 |
| HAY AC | 535 |
| HAY TONS | 728 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 60 |
| Number of chickens | 586 |
| Number of ducks | 66 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 110 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 31 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 19 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 109 |
| Number of milk cows | 257 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 113 |
| Number of other cattle | 168 |
| Number of other fowl | 61 |
| Number of oxen | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 58 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 30 |
| Number of sheep | 172 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 53 |
| Number of swine | 98 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 108 |
| Number of turkeys | 2 |
| OAT AC | 171 |
| OAT BU | 2,742 |
| POT AC | 96 |
| POT BU | 10,828 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 65 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 480 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 14,007 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 728 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 6 |
| A 11 50 | 58 |
| A 201 PL | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 18 |
| BUTTER LB | 14,007 |
| CATTLE KS | 60 |
| CHEESE LB | 65 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 267 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 310 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 577 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 480 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 19 |
| DUCKS | 66 |
| FAMILIES | 138 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.90 |
| FRN CA | 6 |
| GEESE | 31 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 586 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 109 |
| HOUSES | 135 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 9 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 16 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 9 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 123 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 29 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 46 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 12 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 10 |
| HOUSES W | 135 |
| INF 11 A | 30 |
| MD FEM | 104 |
| MD MALE | 105 |
| MD TOT | 209 |
| MILK COWS | 257 |
| NAME CD | Cape Breton |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 110 |
| OC TOT | 113 |
| OTHER FOWL | 61 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 168 |
| OTHERS | 806 |
| SHEEP | 172 |
| SHEEP KS | 53 |
| SUP AM | 2,237 |
| SUP FOR | 2,106 |
| SUP JV | 1 |
| SUP PAT | 1,045 |
| SUP SC | 1,191 |
| SUP TOT | 4,343 |
| SWINE | 98 |
| SWINE KS | 108 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 135 |
| TUR AC | 14 |
| TUR BU | 2,441 |
| TURKEY | 2 |
| WID FEM | 16 |
| WID MALE | 10 |
| WID TOT | 26 |
| WORKING OX | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS028016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS006007_1891— 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). "Little Bras d'Or, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/little-bras-d-or-ns028016-1891/.