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 density was 36.3 people per square mile.
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 152 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.40 |
| FAM NO | 156 |
| Number of families | 156 |
| Number of females | 340 |
| Number of males | 354 |
| Number of married females | 135 |
| Number of married males | 136 |
| Number of married persons | 271 |
| Number of widowed females | 20 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 35 |
| POP F | 340 |
| POP M | 354 |
| POP TOT | 694 |
| Total population | 694 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 185 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 203 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 388 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 693 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 146 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 146 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 136 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 10 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 90 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 146 |
Agriculture (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 24 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 116 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,575 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,676 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,256 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,050 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,947 |
| Acres of land in farms | 13,623 |
| Acres of oats | 96 |
| Acres of potatoes | 69 |
| Acres of turnips | 11 |
| BAR AC | 24 |
| BAR BU | 471 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 471 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 79 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 195 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 39 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,085 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 62 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,521 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,176 |
| BWT BU | 195 |
| CRN BU | 39 |
| HAY AC | 1,050 |
| HAY TONS | 1,071 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 65 |
| Number of chickens | 1,078 |
| Number of ducks | 7 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 112 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 19 |
| Number of geese | 11 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 7 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 51 |
| Number of milk cows | 189 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 131 |
| Number of other cattle | 240 |
| Number of oxen | 126 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 51 |
| Number of sheep | 222 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 159 |
| Number of swine | 50 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 79 |
| Number of turkeys | 26 |
| OAT AC | 96 |
| OAT BU | 2,085 |
| PEA BU | 62 |
| POT AC | 69 |
| POT BU | 5,521 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 912 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 13,842 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,071 |
| WHT SP BU | 9 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 23 |
| A 11 50 | 20 |
| A 201 PL | 15 |
| A 51 100 | 22 |
| BEN BU | 79 |
| BUTTER LB | 13,842 |
| CATTLE KS | 65 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 185 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 203 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 388 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 912 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 7 |
| DUCKS | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 156 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.40 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 11 |
| GRA BU | 4 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,078 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 51 |
| HOUSES | 146 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 9 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 8 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 136 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 90 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 11 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 9 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 10 |
| HOUSES W | 146 |
| INF 11 A | 51 |
| MD FEM | 135 |
| MD MALE | 136 |
| MD TOT | 271 |
| MILK COWS | 189 |
| NAME CD | Annapolis |
| OC F | 19 |
| OC P | 112 |
| OC TOT | 131 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 240 |
| OTHERS | 693 |
| SHEEP | 222 |
| SHEEP KS | 159 |
| SUP AM | 4,947 |
| SUP FOR | 8,676 |
| SUP JV | 116 |
| SUP PAT | 3,575 |
| SUP SC | 1,256 |
| SUP TOT | 13,623 |
| SWINE | 50 |
| SWINE KS | 79 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 146 |
| TUR AC | 11 |
| TUR BU | 2,176 |
| TURKEY | 26 |
| WID FEM | 20 |
| WID MALE | 15 |
| WID TOT | 35 |
| WORKING OX | 126 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS026002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS004001— 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/.