Larry River, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Larry River was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 738. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3218021. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.259°N, 61.403°W.
Population
In 1881, Larry River had a population of 738: 366 male and 372 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 738 |
| 1891 | 901 |
| 1901 | 910 |
| 1911 | 600 |
| 1921 | 624 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Larry River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 46 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 738 total population, 372 females, 366 males, 294 married persons, 147 married females, 147 married males, 127 families, 21 widowed persons, 17 widowed females, 4 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 423 single persons under 18, 215 single males under 18, 208 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 121 occupied houses, 117 inhabited houses, 17 uninhabited houses, 4 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 2,003 bushels of potatoes, 297 bushels of turnips, 175 tons of hay, 149 bushels of oats, 119 acres of hay crops, 26 acres of potatoes, 23 bushels of other root crops, 6 bushels of buckwheat, 5 bushels of peas and beans, 2 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 8,620 fathoms of fishing nets, 2,082 quintals of cod, 872 gallons of fish oil, 834 barrels of herring or alewives, 533 barrels of mackerel, 372 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock, 72 fishing boats, 42 men on fishing boats, 11 barrels of gaspareaux, 9 barrels of other fish, 6 shoremen, 5 barrels of halibut, 3 men on fishing vessels, 2 barrels of eels, 1 barrels of salmon, 1 barrels of trout, 1 fishing vessels. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.) The 1881 enumerator also recorded 52,300 pounds of lobster canned — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 738 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:
NS008018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS010017_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3218021
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larrys_River,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry%27s_River
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). "Larry River, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/larry-river-ns008018-1881/.