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 density was 28.2 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Middle River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 155 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 164 |
| Number of families | 164 |
| Number of females | 390 |
| Number of males | 411 |
| Number of married females | 127 |
| Number of married males | 130 |
| Number of married persons | 257 |
| Number of widowed females | 31 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 47 |
| POP F | 390 |
| POP M | 411 |
| POP TOT | 801 |
| Total population | 801 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 232 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 265 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 497 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 801 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 163 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 163 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 136 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 27 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 84 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 163 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 43 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 39 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,876 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,852 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 7,043 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,569 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 9,958 |
| Acres of land in farms | 16,810 |
| Acres of oats | 958 |
| Acres of potatoes | 115 |
| Acres of turnips | 9 |
| Acres of wheat | 129 |
| BAR AC | 43 |
| BAR BU | 796 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 796 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,351 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 23 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 13,084 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 127 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 15,223 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,760 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,571 |
| BWT BU | 1,351 |
| HAY AC | 1,569 |
| HAY TONS | 1,896 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 225 |
| Number of chickens | 2,580 |
| Number of ducks | 19 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 153 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 2 |
| Number of geese | 90 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 67 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 229 |
| Number of milk cows | 596 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 156 |
| Number of other cattle | 577 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 84 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 9 |
| Number of sheep | 1,179 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 452 |
| Number of swine | 56 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 154 |
| Number of turkeys | 65 |
| OAT AC | 958 |
| OAT BU | 13,084 |
| PEA BU | 127 |
| POT AC | 115 |
| POT BU | 15,223 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,454 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 120 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,128 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 33,702 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,896 |
| WHT AC | 129 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,760 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 36 |
| A 11 50 | 17 |
| A 201 PL | 10 |
| A 51 100 | 84 |
| BEN BU | 30 |
| BUTTER LB | 33,702 |
| CATTLE KS | 225 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,454 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 232 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 265 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 497 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 120 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 67 |
| DUCKS | 19 |
| FAMILIES | 164 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 5,128 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 90 |
| GRA BU | 23 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,580 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 229 |
| HOUSES | 163 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 35 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 17 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 136 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 84 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 27 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 3 |
| HOUSES W | 163 |
| INF 11 A | 9 |
| MD FEM | 127 |
| MD MALE | 130 |
| MD TOT | 257 |
| MILK COWS | 596 |
| NAME CD | Pictou |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 2 |
| OC P | 153 |
| OC TOT | 156 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 577 |
| OTHERS | 801 |
| SHEEP | 1,179 |
| SHEEP KS | 452 |
| SUP AM | 9,958 |
| SUP FOR | 6,852 |
| SUP JV | 39 |
| SUP PAT | 2,876 |
| SUP SC | 7,043 |
| SUP TOT | 16,810 |
| SWINE | 56 |
| SWINE KS | 154 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 163 |
| TUR AC | 9 |
| TUR BU | 1,571 |
| TURKEY | 65 |
| WID FEM | 31 |
| WID MALE | 16 |
| WID TOT | 47 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS039017— 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 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/.