Middle River, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Middle River was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 801. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.531°N, 62.758°W.
Population
In 1891, Middle River had a population of 801: 411 male and 390 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Middle River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 801 total population, 411 males, 390 females, 257 married persons, 164 families, 130 married males, 127 married females, 47 widowed persons, 31 widowed females, 16 widowed males, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 497 single persons under 18, 265 single males under 18, 232 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 801 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 163 houses, 163 houses built of wood, 163 occupied houses, 136 houses of 1 story, 84 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 35 houses of 5 rooms, 27 houses of 2 stories, 20 houses of 3 rooms, 17 houses of 4 rooms, 4 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses of 2 rooms, 3 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 33,702 pounds of homemade butter, 16,810 acres of land in farms, 15,223 bushels of potatoes, 13,084 bushels of oats, 9,958 acres of improved land in farms, 7,043 acres of farmland under crops, 6,852 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,128 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,876 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,580 chickens, 1,896 tons of hay, 1,760 bushels of spring wheat, 1,571 bushels of turnips, 1,569 acres of hay crops, 1,454 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,351 bushels of buckwheat, 1,179 sheep, 958 acres of oats, 796 bushels of barley, 596 milk cows, 577 other cattle, 452 sheep slaughtered or sold, 229 horses aged over 3 years, 225 cattle killed or sold, 156 occupants of farms, 154 swine slaughtered or sold, 153 farm occupants who own their land, 129 acres of wheat, 127 bushels of peas, 120 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 115 acres of potatoes, 90 geese, 84 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 67 horses aged 3 years and under, 65 turkeys, 56 swine, 43 acres of barley, 39 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 36 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 30 bushels of beans, 23 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 19 ducks, 17 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 10 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 9 acres of turnips, 9 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 2 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS039017— 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 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). "Middle River, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/middle-river-ns039017-1891/.