Pleasant Bay, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Pleasant Bay was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 235. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.788°N, 60.837°W.
Population
In 1891, Pleasant Bay had a population of 235: 121 male and 114 female residents. Population density was 5.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 235 |
| 1901 | 304 |
| 1911 | 284 |
| 1921 | 270 |
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 Cheticamp, 1881 (20.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Pleasant Bay shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 129 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.40 |
| FAM NO | 37 |
| Number of families | 37 |
| Number of females | 114 |
| Number of males | 121 |
| Number of married females | 35 |
| Number of married males | 37 |
| Number of married persons | 72 |
| Number of widowed females | 4 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 8 |
| POP F | 114 |
| POP M | 121 |
| POP TOT | 235 |
| Total population | 235 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 75 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 80 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 155 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 235 |
Buildings & housing (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 35 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 35 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 35 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 9 |
| Number of occupied houses | 37 |
Agriculture (46 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 503 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,229 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 675 |
| Acres of hay crops | 282 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,178 |
| Acres of land in farms | 3,407 |
| Acres of oats | 27 |
| Acres of potatoes | 37 |
| Acres of turnips | 1 |
| Acres of wheat | 33 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 210 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,684 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 191 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 60 |
| HAY AC | 282 |
| HAY TONS | 363 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 44 |
| Number of chickens | 383 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 37 |
| Number of geese | 2 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 6 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 31 |
| Number of milk cows | 142 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 37 |
| Number of other cattle | 130 |
| Number of oxen | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 1 |
| Number of sheep | 475 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 100 |
| Number of swine | 72 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 43 |
| OAT AC | 27 |
| OAT BU | 210 |
| POT AC | 37 |
| POT BU | 4,684 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 389 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 263 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 974 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 10,125 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 363 |
| WHT AC | 33 |
| WHT SP BU | 191 |
Other recorded variables (54 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 11 |
| A 11 50 | 10 |
| A 51 100 | 15 |
| BUTTER LB | 10,125 |
| CATTLE KS | 44 |
| CHEESE LB | 389 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 75 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 80 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 155 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 263 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 37 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 974 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 2 |
| GRA BU | 10 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 383 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 31 |
| HOUSES | 35 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 6 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 35 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 9 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 5 |
| HOUSES W | 35 |
| INF 11 A | 1 |
| MD FEM | 35 |
| MD MALE | 37 |
| MD TOT | 72 |
| MILK COWS | 142 |
| NAME CD | Inverness |
| OC P | 37 |
| OC TOT | 37 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 130 |
| OTHERS | 235 |
| SHEEP | 475 |
| SHEEP KS | 100 |
| SUP AM | 1,178 |
| SUP FOR | 2,229 |
| SUP PAT | 503 |
| SUP SC | 675 |
| SUP TOT | 3,407 |
| SWINE | 72 |
| SWINE KS | 43 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 37 |
| TUR AC | 1 |
| TUR BU | 60 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 4 |
| WID MALE | 4 |
| WID TOT | 8 |
| WORKING OX | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS036013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS013013— 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). "Pleasant Bay, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/pleasant-bay-ns036013-1891/.