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 989. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.531°N, 62.758°W.
Population
In 1881, Middle River had a population of 989: 498 male and 491 female residents. Population density was 34.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,428 |
| 1881 | 989 |
| 1891 | 801 |
| 1901 | 672 |
| 1911 | 626 |
| 1921 | 595 |
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 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 180 |
| Number of families | 180 |
| Number of females | 491 |
| Number of males | 498 |
| Number of married females | 147 |
| Number of married males | 149 |
| Number of married persons | 296 |
| Number of widowed females | 38 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 50 |
| POP TOT | 989 |
| Total population | 989 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 306 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 337 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 643 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 179 |
| Number of occupied houses | 179 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 15 |
Agriculture (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,788 |
| Acres of potatoes | 170 |
| Acres of wheat | 318 |
| BAR BU | 816 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 816 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,620 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 87 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 16,334 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 113 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 105 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 16,093 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,204 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,283 |
| BWT BU | 1,620 |
| HAY AC | 1,788 |
| HAY TONS | 2,275 |
| OAT BU | 16,334 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 105 |
| POT AC | 170 |
| POT BU | 16,093 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,275 |
| WHT AC | 318 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,204 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 306 |
| C UNMD M | 337 |
| C UNMD TOT | 643 |
| D OCC | 179 |
| FEMALE | 491 |
| GRA BU | 87 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 179 |
| H UNINH | 15 |
| MALE | 498 |
| MD F | 147 |
| MD M | 149 |
| MD TOT | 296 |
| NUMBER CD | 20 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 113 |
| TUR BU | 2,283 |
| WID F | 38 |
| WID M | 12 |
| WID TOT | 50 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS020013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS016023— 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 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-ns020013-1881/.