Middle River, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
Middle River was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 745. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6841556. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.156°N, 60.912°W.
Population
In 1901, Middle River had a population of 745: 346 male and 399 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 1901
In the 1901 census, Middle River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 11 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 745 total population, 399 females, 346 males, 249 single females, 228 single males, 142 families, 113 married females, 107 married males, 37 widowed females, 11 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 141 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS041012— 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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/middle-river-ns041012-1901/.