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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 373 |
| 1901 | 448 |
| 1911 | — |
| 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 68 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 373 total population, 189 males, 184 females, 133 married persons, 75 families, 67 married males, 66 married females, 16 widowed persons, 12 widowed females, 4.90 average size of families, 4 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 224 single persons under 18, 118 single males under 18, 106 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 369 persons who are not French Canadian, 4 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 75 houses, 75 houses built of wood, 75 occupied houses, 49 houses of 2 stories, 35 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 26 houses of 1 story, 17 houses of 3 rooms, 13 houses of 4 rooms, 8 houses of 5 rooms, 2 houses of 2 rooms, 2 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 5,945 pounds of homemade butter, 4,327 acres of land in farms, 2,491 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,856 bushels of potatoes, 1,836 acres of improved land in farms, 1,466 bushels of turnips, 1,127 acres of farmland in pasture, 793 chickens, 694 acres of farmland under crops, 489 tons of hay, 437 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 369 acres of hay crops, 277 sheep, 125 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 118 other cattle, 90 bushels of oats, 73 milk cows, 67 occupants of farms, 59 farm occupants who own their land, 58 oxen, 57 geese, 45 acres of potatoes, 36 swine slaughtered or sold, 27 cattle killed or sold, 24 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 22 bushels of barley, 20 ducks, 20 sheep slaughtered or sold, 19 horses aged over 3 years, 16 acres of turnips, 15 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 14 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 14 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 13 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 10 swine, 8 farm occupants who rent their land, 5 acres of oats, 3 horses aged 3 years and under, 2 acres of barley, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 bushels of beans. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.