Little River, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Little River was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 320. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.946°N, 63.249°W.
Population
In 1881, Little River had a population of 320: 167 male and 153 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 334 |
| 1881 | 320 |
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, Little River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 320 total population, 167 males, 153 females, 94 married persons, 56 families, 48 married females, 46 married males, 13 widowed persons, 11 widowed females, 2 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 213 single persons under 18, 119 single males under 18, 94 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 53 inhabited houses, 53 occupied houses, 2 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 6,450 bushels of potatoes, 2,175 bushels of oats, 1,595 tons of hay, 1,485 bushels of turnips, 1,438 acres of hay crops, 1,291 bushels of buckwheat, 756 bushels of spring wheat, 274 bushels of other root crops, 150 bushels of barley, 85 acres of wheat, 61 acres of potatoes, 60 bushels of peas and beans, 20 bushels of winter wheat, 10 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 320 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:
NS010029— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS010029— 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). "Little River, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/little-river-ns010029-1881/.