Black River, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Black River was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 619. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.712°N, 61.005°W.
Population
In 1891, Black River had a population of 619: 310 male and 309 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Black River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 73 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 619 total population, 310 males, 309 females, 175 married persons, 113 families, 89 married females, 86 married males, 32 widowed persons, 26 widowed females, 6 widowed males, 5.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 412 single persons under 18, 218 single males under 18, 194 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 619 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 113 occupied houses, 112 houses, 112 houses built of wood, 111 houses of 1 story, 37 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 21 houses of 4 rooms, 17 houses of 3 rooms, 15 houses of 2 rooms, 14 houses of 5 rooms, 8 uninhabited houses, 5 houses of 1 room, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of 2 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 22,679 pounds of homemade butter, 19,414 acres of land in farms, 14,558 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,192 bushels of potatoes, 4,856 acres of improved land in farms, 3,330 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,653 bushels of oats, 2,495 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,349 acres of farmland under crops, 1,564 acres of hay crops, 1,517 sheep, 1,405 tons of hay, 1,263 chickens, 1,169 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 716 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 540 milk cows, 535 bushels of spring wheat, 502 sheep slaughtered or sold, 400 other cattle, 245 acres of oats, 220 bushels of barley, 183 cattle killed or sold, 136 acres of potatoes, 134 horses aged over 3 years, 123 bushels of turnips, 122 occupants of farms, 120 farm occupants who own their land, 101 bushels of buckwheat, 90 swine, 59 acres of wheat, 57 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 36 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 36 swine slaughtered or sold, 28 horses aged 3 years and under, 22 acres of barley, 14 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 13 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 12 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 11 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 4 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 3 oxen, 2 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 acres of turnips. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS041003— 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 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). "Black River, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/black-river-ns041003-1891/.