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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,428 |
| 1881 | 989 |
| 1891 | 801 |
| 1901 | 672 |
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 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 989 total population, 498 males, 491 females, 296 married persons, 180 families, 149 married males, 147 married females, 50 widowed persons, 38 widowed females, 12 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 643 single persons under 18, 337 single males under 18, 306 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 179 inhabited houses, 179 occupied houses, 15 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 16,334 bushels of oats, 16,093 bushels of potatoes, 4,204 bushels of spring wheat, 2,283 bushels of turnips, 2,275 tons of hay, 1,788 acres of hay crops, 1,620 bushels of buckwheat, 816 bushels of barley, 318 acres of wheat, 170 acres of potatoes, 113 bushels of other root crops, 105 bushels of peas and beans, 87 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 989 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:
NS020013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS038022— 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/.