Little River, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Little River was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 286. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.946°N, 63.249°W.
Population
In 1891, Little River had a population of 286: 146 male and 140 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 334 |
| 1881 | 320 |
| 1891 | 286 |
| 1901 | 221 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 270 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Little River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 72 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 286 total population, 146 males, 140 females, 82 married persons, 47 families, 43 married females, 39 married males, 17 widowed persons, 11 widowed females, 6.10 average size of families, 6 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 187 single persons under 18, 101 single males under 18, 86 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 285 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 47 houses, 47 houses built of wood, 47 occupied houses, 45 houses of 1 story, 36 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 12 uninhabited houses, 6 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses of 5 rooms, 2 houses of 2 stories, 2 houses of 4 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 14,340 pounds of homemade butter, 10,011 acres of land in farms, 6,469 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,770 bushels of potatoes, 3,542 acres of improved land in farms, 1,996 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,923 bushels of turnips, 1,651 bushels of oats, 1,620 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,529 acres of farmland under crops, 1,468 tons of hay, 1,237 acres of hay crops, 1,026 chickens, 893 bushels of barley, 667 sheep, 411 bushels of buckwheat, 378 sheep slaughtered or sold, 370 other cattle, 241 turkeys, 180 milk cows, 156 geese, 96 cattle killed or sold, 92 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 84 acres of oats, 79 swine slaughtered or sold, 58 oxen, 57 horses aged over 3 years, 56 bushels of spring wheat, 53 bushels of beans, 50 acres of barley, 50 swine, 48 occupants of farms, 45 farm occupants who own their land, 39 acres of potatoes, 31 bushels of peas, 23 horses aged 3 years and under, 20 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 17 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 17 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 11 acres of turnips, 7 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 5 acres of wheat, 4 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 3 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 3 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 ducks. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS034033— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS011018— 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 River, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/little-river-ns034033-1891/.