Little River, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Little River was a census subdivision in Halifax (County-Comté) County, 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 density was 12.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 334 |
| 1881 | 320 |
| 1891 | 373 |
| 1901 | 448 |
| 1911 | 407 |
| 1921 | 448 |
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 62 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 56 |
| Number of families | 56 |
| Number of females | 153 |
| Number of males | 167 |
| Number of married females | 48 |
| Number of married males | 46 |
| Number of married persons | 94 |
| Number of widowed females | 11 |
| Number of widowed males | 2 |
| Number of widowed persons | 13 |
| POP TOT | 320 |
| Total population | 320 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 94 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 119 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 213 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 53 |
| Number of occupied houses | 53 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,438 |
| Acres of potatoes | 61 |
| Acres of wheat | 85 |
| BAR BU | 150 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 150 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,291 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,175 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 274 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 60 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,450 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 756 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,485 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 20 |
| BWT BU | 1,291 |
| HAY AC | 1,438 |
| HAY TONS | 1,595 |
| OAT BU | 2,175 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 60 |
| POT AC | 61 |
| POT BU | 6,450 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,595 |
| WHT AC | 85 |
| WHT SP BU | 756 |
| WHT WTR BU | 20 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 94 |
| C UNMD M | 119 |
| C UNMD TOT | 213 |
| CD NAME | Halifax (County-Comté) |
| D OCC | 53 |
| FEMALE | 153 |
| GRA BU | 10 |
| H INHAB | 53 |
| H UNINH | 2 |
| MALE | 167 |
| MD F | 48 |
| MD M | 46 |
| MD TOT | 94 |
| NUMBER CD | 10 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 274 |
| TUR BU | 1,485 |
| WID F | 11 |
| WID M | 2 |
| WID TOT | 13 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS010029— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS009010— 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/.