Middle River, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Middle River was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 966. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6841556. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.156°N, 60.912°W.
Population
In 1881, Middle River had a population of 966: 470 male and 496 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,006 |
| 1881 | 966 |
| 1891 | 896 |
| 1901 | 745 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 527 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Middle River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 966 total population, 496 females, 470 males, 254 married persons, 144 families, 127 married females, 127 married males, 31 widowed persons, 24 widowed females, 7 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 681 single persons under 18, 345 single females under 18, 336 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 144 occupied houses, 142 inhabited houses, 8 houses under construction, 2 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 2 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 18,260 bushels of potatoes, 14,757 bushels of oats, 3,511 tons of hay, 2,281 acres of hay crops, 1,163 bushels of turnips, 631 bushels of spring wheat, 364 bushels of barley, 151 acres of potatoes, 147 bushels of buckwheat, 74 acres of wheat, 36 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 5 bushels of other root crops, 2 bushels of peas and beans. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 2 barrels of trout. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 966 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS005004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS020013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q6841556
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_River,_Nova_Scotia
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1881 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). "Middle River, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/middle-river-ns005004-1881/.