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 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 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,331 total population, 688 females, 643 males, 380 married persons, 240 families, 191 married females, 189 married males, 56 widowed persons, 42 widowed females, 14 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 895 single persons under 18, 455 single females under 18, 440 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 231 inhabited houses, 231 occupied houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 22,802 bushels of oats, 17,265 bushels of potatoes, 4,767 bushels of spring wheat, 2,607 tons of hay, 2,293 bushels of buckwheat, 2,075 acres of hay crops, 1,767 bushels of turnips, 1,051 bushels of barley, 302 acres of wheat, 212 acres of potatoes, 188 bushels of peas and beans, 164 bushels of other root crops, 157 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 30 bushels of winter wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,331 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:
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/.