Jordan River, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Jordan River was a census subdivision in Shelburne County, Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 604. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.791°N, 65.151°W.
Population
In 1881, Jordan River had a population of 604: 328 male and 276 female residents. Population density was 8.3 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 Ragged Island, 1871 (90.8% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Green Harbour, 1891 (85.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Jordan River, 1891 (14.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Jordan River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 90 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 111 |
| Number of families | 111 |
| Number of females | 276 |
| Number of males | 328 |
| Number of married females | 99 |
| Number of married males | 99 |
| Number of married persons | 198 |
| Number of widowed females | 18 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 25 |
| POP TOT | 604 |
| Total population | 604 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 159 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 222 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 381 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 5 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 97 |
| Number of occupied houses | 102 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 321 |
| Acres of potatoes | 60 |
| Acres of wheat | 1 |
| BAR BU | 214 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 214 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 217 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 233 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 43 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,704 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 14 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 357 |
| BWT BU | 13 |
| CRN BU | 7 |
| HAY AC | 321 |
| HAY TONS | 350 |
| OAT BU | 217 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 43 |
| POT AC | 60 |
| POT BU | 6,704 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 350 |
| WHT AC | 1 |
| WHT SP BU | 14 |
Fisheries (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of eels produced in the past year | 2 |
| Barrels of gaspareaux produced in the past year | 13 |
| Barrels of halibut produced in the past year | 6 |
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 167 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 33 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 1,002 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 2,340 |
| Number of fishing boats | 27 |
| Number of fishing vessels | 2 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 39 |
| Number of men on fishing vessels | 34 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 5,215 |
| Quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock produced in the past year | 164 |
Other recorded variables (33 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 167 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 39 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 27 |
| C UNMD F | 159 |
| C UNMD M | 222 |
| C UNMD TOT | 381 |
| CD NAME | Shelburne |
| COD DX K | 5,215 |
| D OCC | 102 |
| EEL XB Q | 2 |
| FEMALE | 276 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 2,340 |
| GSP XB Q | 13 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 97 |
| H UNINH | 2 |
| HAD DX K | 164 |
| HAL XB Q | 6 |
| MALE | 328 |
| MCK XB Q | 33 |
| MD F | 99 |
| MD M | 99 |
| MD TOT | 198 |
| NET XX F | 1,002 |
| NUMBER CD | 13 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 233 |
| SHAN | 5 |
| TUR BU | 357 |
| VESSEL MEN Q | 34 |
| VESSEL XX Q | 2 |
| WID F | 18 |
| WID M | 7 |
| WID TOT | 25 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS013005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS013005— 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). "Jordan River, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/jordan-river-ns013005-1881/.