East River, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
East River was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,331. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.400°N, 62.604°W.
Population
In 1881, East River had a population of 1,331: 643 male and 688 female residents. Population density was 35.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,331 |
| 1891 | 1,149 |
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 East Branch of East River, 1871 (31.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, East River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 240 |
| Number of families | 240 |
| Number of females | 688 |
| Number of males | 643 |
| Number of married females | 191 |
| Number of married males | 189 |
| Number of married persons | 380 |
| Number of widowed females | 42 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 56 |
| POP TOT | 1,331 |
| Total population | 1,331 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 455 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 440 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 895 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 231 |
| Number of occupied houses | 231 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,075 |
| Acres of potatoes | 212 |
| Acres of wheat | 302 |
| BAR BU | 1,051 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,051 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,293 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 157 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 22,802 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 164 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 188 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 17,265 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,767 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,767 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 30 |
| BWT BU | 2,293 |
| HAY AC | 2,075 |
| HAY TONS | 2,607 |
| OAT BU | 22,802 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 188 |
| POT AC | 212 |
| POT BU | 17,265 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,607 |
| WHT AC | 302 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,767 |
| WHT WTR BU | 30 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 455 |
| C UNMD M | 440 |
| C UNMD TOT | 895 |
| D OCC | 231 |
| FEMALE | 688 |
| GRA BU | 157 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 231 |
| MALE | 643 |
| MD F | 191 |
| MD M | 189 |
| MD TOT | 380 |
| NUMBER CD | 20 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 164 |
| TUR BU | 1,767 |
| WID F | 42 |
| WID M | 14 |
| WID TOT | 56 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS020020— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS039007— 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). "East River, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/east-river-ns020020-1881/.