East River, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
East River was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,149. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.400°N, 62.604°W.
Population
In 1891, East River had a population of 1,149: 553 male and 596 female residents. Population density was 30.5 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, East River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.80 |
| FAM NO | 241 |
| Number of families | 241 |
| Number of females | 596 |
| Number of males | 553 |
| Number of married females | 185 |
| Number of married males | 186 |
| Number of married persons | 371 |
| Number of widowed females | 48 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 65 |
| POP F | 596 |
| POP M | 553 |
| POP TOT | 1,149 |
| Total population | 1,149 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 363 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 350 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 713 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,148 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 241 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 241 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 129 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 112 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 171 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 241 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 19 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 94 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 59 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,551 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 12,593 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,627 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,290 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 11,237 |
| Acres of land in farms | 23,830 |
| Acres of oats | 968 |
| Acres of potatoes | 147 |
| Acres of turnips | 11 |
| Acres of wheat | 87 |
| BAR AC | 94 |
| BAR BU | 1,396 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,396 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 22 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,420 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 34 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 45 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 16,280 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 99 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 15,403 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,190 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,153 |
| BWT BU | 1,420 |
| CRN BU | 45 |
| HAY AC | 2,290 |
| HAY TONS | 2,775 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 431 |
| Number of chickens | 3,376 |
| Number of ducks | 17 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 213 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 7 |
| Number of geese | 15 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 117 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 326 |
| Number of milk cows | 989 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 221 |
| Number of other cattle | 872 |
| Number of other fowl | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 71 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 89 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 27 |
| Number of sheep | 2,111 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,217 |
| Number of swine | 65 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 212 |
| Number of turkeys | 46 |
| OAT AC | 968 |
| OAT BU | 16,280 |
| PEA BU | 99 |
| POT AC | 147 |
| POT BU | 15,403 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 5,061 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 245 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 7,255 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 52,834 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,775 |
| WHT AC | 87 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,190 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 71 |
| A 11 50 | 20 |
| A 201 PL | 14 |
| A 51 100 | 89 |
| BEN BU | 22 |
| BUTTER LB | 52,834 |
| CATTLE KS | 431 |
| CHEESE LB | 5,061 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 363 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 350 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 713 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 245 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 117 |
| DUCKS | 17 |
| FAMILIES | 241 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 7,255 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 15 |
| GRA BU | 34 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,376 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 326 |
| HOUSES | 241 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 24 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 22 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 129 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 171 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 112 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 19 |
| HOUSES W | 241 |
| INF 11 A | 27 |
| MD FEM | 185 |
| MD MALE | 186 |
| MD TOT | 371 |
| MILK COWS | 989 |
| NAME CD | Pictou |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 7 |
| OC P | 213 |
| OC TOT | 221 |
| OTHER FOWL | 5 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 872 |
| OTHERS | 1,148 |
| SHEEP | 2,111 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,217 |
| SUP AM | 11,237 |
| SUP FOR | 12,593 |
| SUP JV | 59 |
| SUP PAT | 5,551 |
| SUP SC | 5,627 |
| SUP TOT | 23,830 |
| SWINE | 65 |
| SWINE KS | 212 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 241 |
| TUR AC | 11 |
| TUR BU | 1,153 |
| TURKEY | 46 |
| WID FEM | 48 |
| WID MALE | 17 |
| WID TOT | 65 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS039007— 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 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). "East River, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/east-river-ns039007-1891/.