French River, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
French River was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 632. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.516°N, 62.392°W.
Population
In 1891, French River had a population of 632: 324 male and 308 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, French River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 632 total population, 324 males, 308 females, 194 married persons, 115 families, 97 married females, 97 married males, 25 widowed persons, 18 widowed females, 7 widowed males, 5.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 413 single persons under 18, 220 single males under 18, 193 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 632 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 114 houses, 114 houses built of wood, 114 occupied houses, 113 houses of 1 story, 53 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 21 houses of 4 rooms, 15 houses of 5 rooms, 14 houses of 3 rooms, 8 houses of 2 rooms, 5 uninhabited houses, 4 houses under construction, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of 2 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 31,219 pounds of homemade butter, 13,620 acres of land in farms, 12,085 bushels of potatoes, 11,659 bushels of oats, 7,879 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,741 acres of improved land in farms, 4,139 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 3,336 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,854 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,808 acres of farmland under crops, 1,764 chickens, 1,480 acres of hay crops, 1,268 tons of hay, 1,197 bushels of spring wheat, 1,190 sheep, 876 acres of oats, 660 sheep slaughtered or sold, 617 bushels of turnips, 471 milk cows, 470 bushels of buckwheat, 469 other cattle, 241 cattle killed or sold, 161 horses aged over 3 years, 133 acres of potatoes, 128 bushels of peas, 128 farm occupants who own their land, 128 occupants of farms, 125 swine slaughtered or sold, 125 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 121 acres of wheat, 117 bushels of barley, 79 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 54 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 43 horses aged 3 years and under, 40 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 34 swine, 30 bushels of corn, 21 ducks, 17 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 13 acres of barley, 13 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 11 bushels of beans, 10 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 10 geese, 8 acres of turnips, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 other fowl, 1 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS039009— 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 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). "French River, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/french-river-ns039009-1891/.