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 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 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,149 total population, 596 females, 553 males, 371 married persons, 241 families, 186 married males, 185 married females, 65 widowed persons, 48 widowed females, 17 widowed males, 4.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 713 single persons under 18, 363 single females under 18, 350 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,148 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 241 houses, 241 houses built of wood, 241 occupied houses, 171 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 129 houses of 1 story, 112 houses of 2 stories, 24 houses of 5 rooms, 22 houses of 4 rooms, 19 uninhabited houses, 15 houses of 3 rooms, 4 houses of 2 rooms, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 52,834 pounds of homemade butter, 23,830 acres of land in farms, 16,280 bushels of oats, 15,403 bushels of potatoes, 12,593 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 11,237 acres of improved land in farms, 7,255 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 5,627 acres of farmland under crops, 5,551 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,061 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 3,376 chickens, 2,775 tons of hay, 2,290 acres of hay crops, 2,111 sheep, 1,420 bushels of buckwheat, 1,396 bushels of barley, 1,217 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,190 bushels of spring wheat, 1,153 bushels of turnips, 989 milk cows, 968 acres of oats, 872 other cattle, 431 cattle killed or sold, 326 horses aged over 3 years, 245 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 221 occupants of farms, 213 farm occupants who own their land, 212 swine slaughtered or sold, 147 acres of potatoes, 117 horses aged 3 years and under, 99 bushels of peas, 94 acres of barley, 89 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 87 acres of wheat, 71 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 65 swine, 59 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 46 turkeys, 45 bushels of corn, 34 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 27 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 22 bushels of beans, 20 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 17 ducks, 15 geese, 14 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 11 acres of turnips, 7 farm occupants who rent their land, 5 other fowl, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.