Black River, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Black River was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 697. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.712°N, 61.005°W.
Population
In 1881, Black River had a population of 697: 352 male and 345 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 747 |
| 1881 | 697 |
| 1891 | 619 |
| 1901 | 517 |
| 1911 | 417 |
| 1921 | 343 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Black River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 697 total population, 352 males, 345 females, 184 married persons, 112 families, 93 married females, 91 married males, 38 widowed persons, 32 widowed females, 6 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 475 single persons under 18, 255 single males under 18, 220 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 112 inhabited houses, 112 occupied houses, 6 uninhabited houses, 4 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 11,332 bushels of potatoes, 5,095 bushels of oats, 1,314 tons of hay, 1,262 acres of hay crops, 756 bushels of spring wheat, 570 bushels of barley, 362 bushels of turnips, 175 bushels of buckwheat, 163 acres of potatoes, 59 acres of wheat, 41 bushels of other root crops, 29 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1 bushels of peas and beans. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 1,274 fathoms of fishing nets, 135 barrels of herring or alewives, 49 quintals of cod, 24 fishing boats, 24 men on fishing boats, 22 gallons of fish oil. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 697 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS007005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS018004— 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 1881 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). "Black River, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/black-river-ns007005-1881/.