Fall River, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Fall River was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 987. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5432062. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.903°N, 63.555°W.
Population
In 1891, Fall River had a population of 987: 542 male and 445 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 998 |
| 1881 | 903 |
| 1891 | 987 |
| 1901 | 1,004 |
| 1911 | 760 |
| 1921 | 808 |
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, Fall 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 987 total population, 542 males, 445 females, 303 married persons, 193 families, 153 married females, 150 married males, 42 widowed persons, 21 widowed females, 21 widowed males, 5.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 642 single persons under 18, 371 single males under 18, 271 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 986 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 175 occupied houses, 166 houses, 166 houses built of wood, 163 houses of 1 story, 81 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 32 houses of 4 rooms, 31 houses of 5 rooms, 12 houses of 3 rooms, 11 uninhabited houses, 9 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 5 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 4 houses of 2 rooms, 3 houses of 2 stories, 1 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 19,548 acres of land in farms, 19,405 pounds of homemade butter, 14,170 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,200 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 5,378 acres of improved land in farms, 4,704 bushels of potatoes, 4,218 acres of farmland under crops, 1,806 sheep, 1,661 chickens, 1,627 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,069 tons of hay, 1,058 acres of farmland in pasture, 991 bushels of turnips, 967 bushels of oats, 764 acres of hay crops, 493 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 478 other cattle, 359 geese, 284 cattle killed or sold, 238 milk cows, 225 turkeys, 155 occupants of farms, 150 swine, 137 farm occupants who own their land, 126 horses aged over 3 years, 110 bushels of corn, 102 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 83 swine slaughtered or sold, 81 ducks, 75 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 73 bushels of barley, 68 bushels of beans, 65 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 59 bushels of buckwheat, 54 bushels of peas, 53 acres of oats, 49 acres of potatoes, 42 oxen, 38 bushels of spring wheat, 30 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 27 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 23 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 18 farm occupants who rent their land, 12 acres of turnips, 10 horses aged 3 years and under, 10 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, Capacity of silos (tons): 7, 5 acres of barley, 3 acres of wheat, 1 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS034012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS011007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5432062
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_River,_Nova_Scotia
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). "Fall River, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/fall-river-ns034012-1891/.