Bear River, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Bear River was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 694. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.592°N, 65.601°W.
Population
In 1891, Bear River had a population of 694: 354 male and 340 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 694 |
| 1901 | 662 |
| 1911 | 589 |
| 1921 | 615 |
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 Hessian Line, 1881 (61.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Bear River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 75 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 694 total population, 354 males, 340 females, 271 married persons, 156 families, 136 married males, 135 married females, 35 widowed persons, 20 widowed females, 15 widowed males, 4.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 388 single persons under 18, 203 single males under 18, 185 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 693 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 146 houses, 146 houses built of wood, 146 occupied houses, 136 houses of 1 story, 90 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 18 houses of 5 rooms, 11 houses of 3 rooms, 10 houses of 2 stories, 9 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 9 houses of 2 rooms, 8 houses of 4 rooms, 1 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 13,842 pounds of homemade butter, 13,623 acres of land in farms, 8,676 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,521 bushels of potatoes, 4,947 acres of improved land in farms, 3,575 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,176 bushels of turnips, 2,085 bushels of oats, 1,256 acres of farmland under crops, 1,078 chickens, 1,071 tons of hay, 1,050 acres of hay crops, 912 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 471 bushels of barley, 240 other cattle, 222 sheep, 195 bushels of buckwheat, 189 milk cows, 159 sheep slaughtered or sold, 131 occupants of farms, 126 oxen, 116 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 112 farm occupants who own their land, 96 acres of oats, 79 bushels of beans, 79 swine slaughtered or sold, 69 acres of potatoes, 65 cattle killed or sold, 62 bushels of peas, 51 horses aged over 3 years, 51 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 50 swine, 39 bushels of corn, 26 turkeys, 24 acres of barley, 23 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 22 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 20 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 19 farm occupants who rent their land, 15 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 11 acres of turnips, 11 geese, 9 bushels of spring wheat, 7 ducks, 7 horses aged 3 years and under, 4 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS026002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS004001_1921— 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). "Bear River, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/bear-river-ns026002-1891/.