Little River, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Little River was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 373. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.428°N, 66.163°W.
Population
In 1891, Little River had a population of 373: 189 male and 184 female residents. Population density was 31.2 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).
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 Sandy Cove, 1881 (42.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Little River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 138 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 | 75 |
| Number of families | 75 |
| Number of females | 184 |
| Number of males | 189 |
| Number of married females | 66 |
| Number of married males | 67 |
| Number of married persons | 133 |
| Number of widowed females | 12 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 16 |
| POP F | 184 |
| POP M | 189 |
| POP TOT | 373 |
| Total population | 373 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 106 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 118 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 224 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 4 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 369 |
Buildings & housing (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 75 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 75 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 26 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 49 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 35 |
| Number of occupied houses | 75 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (49 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 2 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 15 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,127 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,491 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 694 |
| Acres of hay crops | 369 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,836 |
| Acres of land in farms | 4,327 |
| Acres of oats | 5 |
| Acres of potatoes | 45 |
| Acres of turnips | 16 |
| BAR AC | 2 |
| BAR BU | 22 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 22 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 90 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,856 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,466 |
| HAY AC | 369 |
| HAY TONS | 489 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 27 |
| Number of chickens | 793 |
| Number of ducks | 20 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 59 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 8 |
| Number of geese | 57 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 3 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 19 |
| Number of milk cows | 73 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 67 |
| Number of other cattle | 118 |
| Number of oxen | 58 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 24 |
| Number of sheep | 277 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 20 |
| Number of swine | 10 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 36 |
| OAT AC | 5 |
| OAT BU | 90 |
| POT AC | 45 |
| POT BU | 1,856 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 125 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 437 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 5,945 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 489 |
Other recorded variables (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 14 |
| A 11 50 | 14 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 13 |
| BEN BU | 1 |
| BUTTER LB | 5,945 |
| CATTLE KS | 27 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 106 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 118 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 224 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 125 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 3 |
| DUCKS | 20 |
| FAMILIES | 75 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 437 |
| FRN CA | 4 |
| GEESE | 57 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 793 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 19 |
| HOUSES | 75 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 13 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 26 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 35 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 17 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 49 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 2 |
| HOUSES W | 75 |
| INF 11 A | 24 |
| MD FEM | 66 |
| MD MALE | 67 |
| MD TOT | 133 |
| MILK COWS | 73 |
| NAME CD | Digby |
| OC F | 8 |
| OC P | 59 |
| OC TOT | 67 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 118 |
| OTHERS | 369 |
| SHEEP | 277 |
| SHEEP KS | 20 |
| SUP AM | 1,836 |
| SUP FOR | 2,491 |
| SUP JV | 15 |
| SUP PAT | 1,127 |
| SUP SC | 694 |
| SUP TOT | 4,327 |
| SWINE | 10 |
| SWINE KS | 36 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 75 |
| TUR AC | 16 |
| TUR BU | 1,466 |
| WID FEM | 12 |
| WID MALE | 4 |
| WID TOT | 16 |
| WORKING OX | 58 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS031009— 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 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). "Little River, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/little-river-ns031009-1891/.