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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3392170. 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 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 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 235 total population, 121 males, 114 females, 72 married persons, 37 families, 37 married males, 35 married females, 8 widowed persons, 6.40 average size of families, 4 widowed females, 4 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 155 single persons under 18, 80 single males under 18, 75 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 235 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 37 occupied houses, 35 houses, 35 houses built of wood, 35 houses of 1 story, 13 houses of 3 rooms, 9 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 6 houses of 4 rooms, 5 houses of 2 rooms, 2 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 2 houses of 5 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 10,125 pounds of homemade butter, 4,684 bushels of potatoes, 3,407 acres of land in farms, 2,229 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,178 acres of improved land in farms, 974 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 675 acres of farmland under crops, 503 acres of farmland in pasture, 475 sheep, 389 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 383 chickens, 363 tons of hay, 282 acres of hay crops, 263 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 210 bushels of oats, 191 bushels of spring wheat, 142 milk cows, 130 other cattle, 100 sheep slaughtered or sold, 72 swine, 60 bushels of turnips, 44 cattle killed or sold, 43 swine slaughtered or sold, 37 acres of potatoes, 37 farm occupants who own their land, 37 occupants of farms, 33 acres of wheat, 31 horses aged over 3 years, 27 acres of oats, 15 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 11 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 10 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 10 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 6 horses aged 3 years and under, 4 oxen, 2 geese, 1 acres of turnips, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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: Q3392170
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleasant_Bay,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleasant_Bay
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/.