Little River, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Little River was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 334. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.946°N, 63.249°W.
Population
In 1871, Little River had a population of 334: 170 male and 164 female residents. Population density was 13.1 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 NO DATA, 1861 (0.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Little River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 56 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 58 |
| Number of females | 164 |
| Number of males | 170 |
| Number of married females | 53 |
| Number of married males | 53 |
| Number of married persons | 106 |
| Number of widowed females | 6 |
| Number of widowed males | 1 |
| Number of widowed persons | 7 |
| Total population | 334 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 105 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 116 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 221 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 57 |
| Number of occupied houses | 58 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 186 |
| BWT BU | 1,507 |
| CRN BU | 1 |
| HAY AC | 1,484 |
| HAY TONS | 1,698 |
| OAT BU | 2,952 |
| PEA BU | 89 |
| POT AC | 86 |
| POT BU | 1,277 |
| RYE BU | 6 |
| Total area (acres) | 10,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 364 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 30 |
| AREA | 10,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 82 |
| CD | 197 |
| CSD | 16 |
| FAMILIES | 58 |
| FEMALE | 164 |
| GRA BU | 26 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 58 |
| INHABITED | 57 |
| MALE | 170 |
| MARRIED F | 53 |
| MARRIED M | 53 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 106 |
| POPULATION | 334 |
| ROOT BU | 280 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 105 |
| SINGLE M | 116 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 221 |
| TUR BU | 1,552 |
| UNINHABITED | 2 |
| WIDOWED F | 6 |
| WIDOWED M | 1 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 7 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS197016— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/little-river-ns197016-1871/.