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.
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 70 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 380 total population, 195 males, 185 females, 99 married persons, 58 families, 50 married males, 49 married females, 13 widowed persons, 12 widowed females, 6.50 average size of families, 1 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 268 single persons under 18, 144 single males under 18, 124 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 380 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 56 houses, 56 houses built of wood, 56 houses of 1 story, 56 occupied houses, 30 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 9 houses of 3 rooms, 9 houses of 5 rooms, 8 houses of 4 rooms, 5 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 13,625 pounds of homemade butter, 10,212 acres of land in farms, 7,669 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,850 bushels of potatoes, 2,543 acres of improved land in farms, 1,683 chickens, 1,302 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,211 acres of farmland under crops, 1,085 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 777 bushels of turnips, 770 bushels of oats, 687 tons of hay, 603 acres of hay crops, 547 sheep, 265 bushels of barley, 247 geese, 238 bushels of buckwheat, 209 sheep slaughtered or sold, 181 turkeys, 160 milk cows, 129 other cattle, 116 ducks, 96 swine, 66 swine slaughtered or sold, 55 farm occupants who own their land, 55 occupants of farms, 45 acres of oats, 45 acres of potatoes, 45 horses aged over 3 years, 40 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 38 bushels of peas, 35 oxen, 34 cattle killed or sold, 30 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 20 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 18 acres of barley, 13 horses aged 3 years and under, 13 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 12 bushels of beans, 10 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 9 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 7 acres of turnips, 6 bushels of spring wheat, 3 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.