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 density was 17.0 people per square mile.
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 155 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 115 |
| Number of families | 115 |
| Number of females | 308 |
| Number of males | 324 |
| Number of married females | 97 |
| Number of married males | 97 |
| Number of married persons | 194 |
| Number of widowed females | 18 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 25 |
| POP F | 308 |
| POP M | 324 |
| POP TOT | 632 |
| Total population | 632 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 193 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 220 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 413 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 632 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 114 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 114 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 113 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 53 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 114 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 13 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 79 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,854 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,879 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,808 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,480 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,741 |
| Acres of land in farms | 13,620 |
| Acres of oats | 876 |
| Acres of potatoes | 133 |
| Acres of turnips | 8 |
| Acres of wheat | 121 |
| BAR AC | 13 |
| BAR BU | 117 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 117 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 470 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 11,659 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 128 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 12,085 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,197 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 617 |
| BWT BU | 470 |
| CRN BU | 30 |
| HAY AC | 1,480 |
| HAY TONS | 1,268 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 241 |
| Number of chickens | 1,764 |
| Number of ducks | 21 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 128 |
| Number of geese | 10 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 43 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 161 |
| Number of milk cows | 471 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 128 |
| Number of other cattle | 469 |
| Number of other fowl | 3 |
| Number of oxen | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 40 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 54 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 13 |
| Number of sheep | 1,190 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 660 |
| Number of swine | 34 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 125 |
| OAT AC | 876 |
| OAT BU | 11,659 |
| PEA BU | 128 |
| POT AC | 133 |
| POT BU | 12,085 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 3,336 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 125 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,139 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 31,219 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,268 |
| WHT AC | 121 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,197 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 40 |
| A 11 50 | 17 |
| A 201 PL | 4 |
| A 51 100 | 54 |
| BEN BU | 11 |
| BUTTER LB | 31,219 |
| CATTLE KS | 241 |
| CHEESE LB | 3,336 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 193 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 220 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 413 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 125 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 43 |
| DUCKS | 21 |
| FAMILIES | 115 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 4,139 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 10 |
| GRA BU | 10 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,764 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 161 |
| HOUSES | 114 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 21 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 113 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 53 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 5 |
| HOUSES W | 114 |
| INF 11 A | 13 |
| MD FEM | 97 |
| MD MALE | 97 |
| MD TOT | 194 |
| MILK COWS | 471 |
| NAME CD | Pictou |
| OC P | 128 |
| OC TOT | 128 |
| OTHER FOWL | 3 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 469 |
| OTHERS | 632 |
| SHEEP | 1,190 |
| SHEEP KS | 660 |
| SUP AM | 5,741 |
| SUP FOR | 7,879 |
| SUP JV | 79 |
| SUP PAT | 2,854 |
| SUP SC | 2,808 |
| SUP TOT | 13,620 |
| SWINE | 34 |
| SWINE KS | 125 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 114 |
| TUR AC | 8 |
| TUR BU | 617 |
| WID FEM | 18 |
| WID MALE | 7 |
| WID TOT | 25 |
| WORKING OX | 1 |
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/.