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 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 density was 37.1 people per square mile.
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 144 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 177 |
| Number of families | 177 |
| Number of females | 470 |
| Number of males | 541 |
| Number of married females | 165 |
| Number of married males | 160 |
| Number of married persons | 325 |
| Number of widowed females | 14 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 21 |
| POP F | 470 |
| POP M | 541 |
| POP TOT | 1,011 |
| Total population | 1,011 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 291 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 374 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 665 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 934 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 77 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 170 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 170 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 165 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 70 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 170 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (52 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 2 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 109 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,868 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 24,493 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,600 |
| Acres of hay crops | 805 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,577 |
| Acres of land in farms | 28,070 |
| Acres of oats | 82 |
| Acres of potatoes | 161 |
| Acres of turnips | 15 |
| BAR AC | 2 |
| BAR BU | 23 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 23 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,120 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 38 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 14,791 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,873 |
| HAY AC | 805 |
| HAY TONS | 1,162 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 38 |
| Number of chickens | 1,288 |
| Number of ducks | 14 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 152 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 20 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 8 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 33 |
| Number of milk cows | 205 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 155 |
| Number of other cattle | 198 |
| Number of oxen | 256 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 53 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 39 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 29 |
| Number of sheep | 345 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 66 |
| Number of swine | 101 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 121 |
| Number of turkeys | 3 |
| OAT AC | 82 |
| OAT BU | 1,120 |
| PEA BU | 38 |
| POT AC | 161 |
| POT BU | 14,791 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 20 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,167 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 16,165 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,162 |
Other recorded variables (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 25 |
| A 11 50 | 53 |
| A 201 PL | 9 |
| A 51 100 | 39 |
| BEN BU | 9 |
| BUTTER LB | 16,165 |
| CATTLE KS | 38 |
| CHEESE LB | 20 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 291 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 374 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 665 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,167 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 8 |
| DUCKS | 14 |
| FAMILIES | 177 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FRN CA | 934 |
| GEESE | 20 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,288 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 33 |
| HOUSES | 170 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 35 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 34 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 165 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 70 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 1 |
| HOUSES W | 170 |
| INF 11 A | 29 |
| MD FEM | 165 |
| MD MALE | 160 |
| MD TOT | 325 |
| MILK COWS | 205 |
| NAME CD | Digby |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 152 |
| OC TOT | 155 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 198 |
| OTHERS | 77 |
| SHEEP | 345 |
| SHEEP KS | 66 |
| SUP AM | 3,577 |
| SUP FOR | 24,493 |
| SUP JV | 109 |
| SUP PAT | 1,868 |
| SUP SC | 1,600 |
| SUP TOT | 28,070 |
| SWINE | 101 |
| SWINE KS | 121 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 170 |
| TUR AC | 15 |
| TUR BU | 1,873 |
| TURKEY | 3 |
| WID FEM | 14 |
| WID MALE | 7 |
| WID TOT | 21 |
| WORKING OX | 256 |
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: 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). "Meteghan River, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/meteghan-river-ns031012-1891/.