Jordan River, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Jordan River was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 600. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.825°N, 65.204°W.
Population
In 1891, Jordan River had a population of 600: 319 male and 281 female residents. Population density was 57.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 600 |
| 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 Jordan River, 1881 (14.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Jordan River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 147 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 123 |
| Number of families | 123 |
| Number of females | 281 |
| Number of males | 319 |
| Number of married females | 104 |
| Number of married males | 101 |
| Number of married persons | 205 |
| Number of widowed females | 14 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 22 |
| POP F | 281 |
| POP M | 319 |
| POP TOT | 600 |
| Total population | 600 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 163 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 210 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 373 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 600 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses | 108 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 108 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 105 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 73 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 111 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (53 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 4 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 53 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 245 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,575 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 365 |
| Acres of hay crops | 204 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 663 |
| Acres of land in farms | 7,238 |
| Acres of oats | 9 |
| Acres of potatoes | 19 |
| Acres of turnips | 4 |
| BAR AC | 4 |
| BAR BU | 121 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 121 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 23 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 240 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 19 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,933 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 672 |
| BWT BU | 1 |
| CRN BU | 6 |
| HAY AC | 204 |
| HAY TONS | 434 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 47 |
| Number of chickens | 815 |
| Number of ducks | 18 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 93 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 23 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 25 |
| Number of milk cows | 122 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 116 |
| Number of other cattle | 140 |
| Number of oxen | 68 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 37 |
| Number of sheep | 138 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 61 |
| Number of swine | 27 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 22 |
| OAT AC | 9 |
| OAT BU | 240 |
| PEA BU | 19 |
| POT AC | 19 |
| POT BU | 2,933 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 395 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 86 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 8,767 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 434 |
Other recorded variables (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 15 |
| A 11 50 | 32 |
| A 201 PL | 6 |
| A 51 100 | 26 |
| BEN BU | 23 |
| BUTTER LB | 8,767 |
| CATTLE KS | 47 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 163 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 210 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 373 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 395 |
| DUCKS | 18 |
| FAMILIES | 123 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 86 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 815 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 25 |
| HOUSES | 108 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 9 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 105 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 73 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 2 |
| HOUSES W | 108 |
| INF 11 A | 37 |
| MD FEM | 104 |
| MD MALE | 101 |
| MD TOT | 205 |
| MILK COWS | 122 |
| NAME CD | Shelburne |
| OC F | 23 |
| OC P | 93 |
| OC TOT | 116 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 140 |
| OTHERS | 600 |
| SHEEP | 138 |
| SHEEP KS | 61 |
| SUP AM | 663 |
| SUP FOR | 6,575 |
| SUP JV | 53 |
| SUP PAT | 245 |
| SUP SC | 365 |
| SUP TOT | 7,238 |
| SWINE | 27 |
| SWINE KS | 22 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 111 |
| TUR AC | 4 |
| TUR BU | 672 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 3 |
| WID FEM | 14 |
| WID MALE | 8 |
| WID TOT | 22 |
| WORKING OX | 68 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS042008— 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 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). "Jordan River, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/jordan-river-ns042008-1891/.