French River, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
French River was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 716. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.516°N, 62.392°W.
Population
In 1881, French River had a population of 716: 356 male and 360 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 716 |
| 1891 | 632 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 Merrigomish, 1871 (55.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, French River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 716 total population, 360 females, 356 males, 198 married persons, 126 families, 99 married females, 99 married males, 30 widowed persons, 22 widowed females, 8 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 488 single persons under 18, 249 single males under 18, 239 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 126 inhabited houses, 126 occupied houses, 1 houses under construction, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 12,167 bushels of oats, 11,216 bushels of potatoes, 2,317 bushels of spring wheat, 1,064 tons of hay, 1,004 acres of hay crops, 454 bushels of buckwheat, 371 bushels of turnips, 191 bushels of barley, 184 acres of wheat, 136 acres of potatoes, 32 bushels of peas and beans, 15 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 716 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS020026— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS039009— 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 1881 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). "French River, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/french-river-ns020026-1881/.