Larry River, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Larry River was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 901. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3218021. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.259°N, 61.403°W.
Population
In 1891, Larry River had a population of 901: 429 male and 472 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Larry River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 58 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 901 total population, 472 females, 429 males, 291 married persons, 149 families, 146 married females, 145 married males, 34 widowed persons, 24 widowed females, 10 widowed males, 6 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 576 single persons under 18, 302 single females under 18, 274 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 901 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 146 occupied houses, 145 houses, 145 houses built of wood, 132 houses of 1 story, 54 houses of 4 rooms, 53 houses of 3 rooms, 20 houses of 2 rooms, 13 houses of 2 stories, 12 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 11 uninhabited houses, 6 houses of 5 rooms, 3 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 5,018 acres of land in farms, 4,519 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,032 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 918 chickens, 499 acres of improved land in farms, 473 acres of farmland under crops, 348 tons of hay, 294 acres of hay crops, 258 sheep, 141 occupants of farms, 139 farm occupants who own their land, 127 bushels of potatoes, 80 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 78 oxen, 73 milk cows, 48 other cattle, 40 bushels of oats, 26 acres of farmland in pasture, 26 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 19 ducks, 18 horses aged over 3 years, 18 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 15 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 12 geese, 7 acres of potatoes, 5 horses aged 3 years and under, 2 acres of oats, 2 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 swine. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS032011— 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 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). "Larry River, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/larry-river-ns032011-1891/.