Five Mile River, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Five Mile River was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 380. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.215°N, 63.543°W.
Population
In 1891, Five Mile River had a population of 380: 195 male and 185 female residents. Population density was 7.4 people per square mile.
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 Maitland, 1881 (45.5% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Maitland, 1901 (45.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Five Mile River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 143 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.50 |
| FAM NO | 58 |
| Number of families | 58 |
| Number of females | 185 |
| Number of males | 195 |
| Number of married females | 49 |
| Number of married males | 50 |
| Number of married persons | 99 |
| Number of widowed females | 12 |
| Number of widowed males | 1 |
| Number of widowed persons | 13 |
| POP F | 185 |
| POP M | 195 |
| POP TOT | 380 |
| Total population | 380 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 124 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 144 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 268 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 380 |
Buildings & housing (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 56 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 56 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 56 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 56 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (56 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 18 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 30 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,302 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,669 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,211 |
| Acres of hay crops | 603 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,543 |
| Acres of land in farms | 10,212 |
| Acres of oats | 45 |
| Acres of potatoes | 45 |
| Acres of turnips | 7 |
| BAR AC | 18 |
| BAR BU | 265 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 265 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 238 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 770 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 38 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,850 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 777 |
| BWT BU | 238 |
| HAY AC | 603 |
| HAY TONS | 687 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 34 |
| Number of chickens | 1,683 |
| Number of ducks | 116 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 55 |
| Number of geese | 247 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 13 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 45 |
| Number of milk cows | 160 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 55 |
| Number of other cattle | 129 |
| Number of other fowl | 1 |
| Number of oxen | 35 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 3 |
| Number of sheep | 547 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 209 |
| Number of swine | 96 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 66 |
| Number of turkeys | 181 |
| OAT AC | 45 |
| OAT BU | 770 |
| PEA BU | 38 |
| POT AC | 45 |
| POT BU | 5,850 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 40 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,085 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 13,625 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 687 |
| WHT SP BU | 6 |
Other recorded variables (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 20 |
| A 11 50 | 9 |
| A 201 PL | 13 |
| A 51 100 | 10 |
| BEN BU | 12 |
| BUTTER LB | 13,625 |
| CATTLE KS | 34 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 124 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 144 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 268 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 40 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 13 |
| DUCKS | 116 |
| FAMILIES | 58 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,085 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 247 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,683 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 45 |
| HOUSES | 56 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 9 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 8 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 56 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 30 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 9 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 5 |
| HOUSES W | 56 |
| INF 11 A | 3 |
| MD FEM | 49 |
| MD MALE | 50 |
| MD TOT | 99 |
| MILK COWS | 160 |
| NAME CD | Hants |
| OC P | 55 |
| OC TOT | 55 |
| OTHER FOWL | 1 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 129 |
| OTHERS | 380 |
| SHEEP | 547 |
| SHEEP KS | 209 |
| SUP AM | 2,543 |
| SUP FOR | 7,669 |
| SUP JV | 30 |
| SUP PAT | 1,302 |
| SUP SC | 1,211 |
| SUP TOT | 10,212 |
| SWINE | 96 |
| SWINE KS | 66 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 56 |
| TUR AC | 7 |
| TUR BU | 777 |
| TURKEY | 181 |
| WID FEM | 12 |
| WID MALE | 1 |
| WID TOT | 13 |
| WORKING OX | 35 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS035006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS035006— 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). "Five Mile River, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/five-mile-river-ns035006-1891/.