Spry Bay, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
Spry Bay was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 893. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7581456. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.850°N, 62.625°W.
Population
In 1901, Spry Bay had a population of 893: 471 male and 422 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 893 |
| 1911 | 735 |
| 1921 | 575 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Spry Bay shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 11 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 893 total population, 471 males, 422 females, 323 single males, 266 single females, 148 families, 139 married males, 134 married females, 22 widowed females, 9 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 146 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS033043— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS011038— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7581456
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spry_Bay,_Nova_Scotia
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1901 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). "Spry Bay, Nova Scotia (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/spry-bay-ns033043-1901/.