Jordan River, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Jordan River was a census subdivision in 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 604 |
| 1901 | 520 |
| 1911 | 551 |
| 1921 | 553 |
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 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 Falls, 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 44 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 604 total population, 328 males, 276 females, 198 married persons, 111 families, 99 married females, 99 married males, 25 widowed persons, 18 widowed females, 7 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 381 single persons under 18, 222 single males under 18, 159 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 102 occupied houses, 97 inhabited houses, 5 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 3 houses under construction, 2 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 6,704 bushels of potatoes, 357 bushels of turnips, 350 tons of hay, 321 acres of hay crops, 233 bushels of other root crops, 217 bushels of oats, 214 bushels of barley, 60 acres of potatoes, 43 bushels of peas and beans, 14 bushels of spring wheat, 13 bushels of buckwheat, 7 bushels of corn, 1 acres of wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 5,215 quintals of cod, 2,340 gallons of fish oil, 1,002 fathoms of fishing nets, 167 barrels of herring or alewives, 164 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock, 39 men on fishing boats, 34 men on fishing vessels, 33 barrels of mackerel, 27 fishing boats, 13 barrels of gaspareaux, 6 barrels of halibut, 2 barrels of eels, 2 fishing vessels. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 602 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:
NS013005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS019006— 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/.