Meteghan River, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Meteghan River was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,011. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q14875717. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.224°N, 66.058°W.
Population
In 1891, Meteghan River had a population of 1,011: 541 male and 470 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,011 |
| 1901 | 1,082 |
| 1911 | 1,133 |
| 1921 | 579 |
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 Metighan, 1881 (28.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Meteghan River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 71 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,011 total population, 541 males, 470 females, 325 married persons, 177 families, 165 married females, 160 married males, 21 widowed persons, 14 widowed females, 7 widowed males, 5.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 665 single persons under 18, 374 single males under 18, 291 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 934 French Canadians, 77 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 170 houses, 170 houses built of wood, 170 occupied houses, 165 houses of 1 story, 70 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 35 houses of 5 rooms, 34 houses of 4 rooms, 25 houses of 3 rooms, 6 houses of 2 rooms, 5 houses of 2 stories, 2 houses under construction, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 28,070 acres of land in farms, 24,493 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 16,165 pounds of homemade butter, 14,791 bushels of potatoes, 3,577 acres of improved land in farms, 1,873 bushels of turnips, 1,868 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,600 acres of farmland under crops, 1,288 chickens, 1,167 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,162 tons of hay, 1,120 bushels of oats, 805 acres of hay crops, 345 sheep, 256 oxen, 205 milk cows, 198 other cattle, 161 acres of potatoes, 155 occupants of farms, 152 farm occupants who own their land, 121 swine slaughtered or sold, 109 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 101 swine, 82 acres of oats, 66 sheep slaughtered or sold, 53 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 39 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 38 bushels of peas, 38 cattle killed or sold, 33 horses aged over 3 years, 29 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 25 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 23 bushels of barley, 20 geese, 20 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 15 acres of turnips, 14 ducks, 9 bushels of beans, 9 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 8 horses aged 3 years and under, 3 farm occupants who rent their land, 3 turkeys, 2 acres of barley. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS031012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS009014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q14875717
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteghan_River,_Nova_Scotia
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). "Meteghan River, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/meteghan-river-ns031012-1891/.