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 density was 13.0 people per square mile.
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 149 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 113 |
| Number of families | 113 |
| Number of females | 309 |
| Number of males | 310 |
| Number of married females | 89 |
| Number of married males | 86 |
| Number of married persons | 175 |
| Number of widowed females | 26 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 32 |
| POP F | 309 |
| POP M | 310 |
| POP TOT | 619 |
| Total population | 619 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 194 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 218 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 412 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 619 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 112 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 112 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 5 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 111 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 113 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (54 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 22 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 12 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,495 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 14,558 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,349 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,564 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,856 |
| Acres of land in farms | 19,414 |
| Acres of oats | 245 |
| Acres of potatoes | 136 |
| Acres of turnips | 1 |
| Acres of wheat | 59 |
| BAR AC | 22 |
| BAR BU | 220 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 220 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 101 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,653 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,192 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 535 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 123 |
| BWT BU | 101 |
| HAY AC | 1,564 |
| HAY TONS | 1,405 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 183 |
| Number of chickens | 1,263 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 120 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 2 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 28 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 134 |
| Number of milk cows | 540 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 122 |
| Number of other cattle | 400 |
| Number of oxen | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 57 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 11 |
| Number of sheep | 1,517 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 502 |
| Number of swine | 90 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 36 |
| OAT AC | 245 |
| OAT BU | 2,653 |
| POT AC | 136 |
| POT BU | 8,192 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,169 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 716 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,330 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 22,679 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,405 |
| WHT AC | 59 |
| WHT SP BU | 535 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 57 |
| A 11 50 | 4 |
| A 201 PL | 14 |
| A 51 100 | 36 |
| BUTTER LB | 22,679 |
| CATTLE KS | 183 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,169 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 194 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 218 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 412 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 716 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 28 |
| FAMILIES | 113 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,330 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GRA BU | 13 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,263 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 134 |
| HOUSES | 112 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 21 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 111 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 37 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 17 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 15 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 8 |
| HOUSES W | 112 |
| INF 11 A | 11 |
| MD FEM | 89 |
| MD MALE | 86 |
| MD TOT | 175 |
| MILK COWS | 540 |
| NAME CD | Richmond |
| OC F | 2 |
| OC P | 120 |
| OC TOT | 122 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 400 |
| OTHERS | 619 |
| SHEEP | 1,517 |
| SHEEP KS | 502 |
| SUP AM | 4,856 |
| SUP FOR | 14,558 |
| SUP JV | 12 |
| SUP PAT | 2,495 |
| SUP SC | 2,349 |
| SUP TOT | 19,414 |
| SWINE | 90 |
| SWINE KS | 36 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 113 |
| TUR AC | 1 |
| TUR BU | 123 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 26 |
| WID MALE | 6 |
| WID TOT | 32 |
| WORKING OX | 3 |
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/.