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 896. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6841556. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.156°N, 60.912°W.
Population
In 1891, Middle River had a population of 896: 414 male and 482 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 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 896 total population, 482 females, 414 males, 247 married persons, 152 families, 126 married females, 121 married males, 47 widowed persons, 37 widowed females, 10 widowed males, 5.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 602 single persons under 18, 319 single females under 18, 283 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 894 persons who are not French Canadian, 2 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 148 houses, 148 occupied houses, 145 houses built of wood, 141 houses of 1 story, 90 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 21 houses of 5 rooms, 19 houses of 4 rooms, 8 houses of 3 rooms, 7 houses of 2 stories, 6 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses built of stone, 3 houses of 2 rooms, 2 uninhabited houses, 1 houses of 1 room, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 55,864 pounds of homemade butter, 29,603 acres of land in farms, 20,855 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 13,826 bushels of potatoes, 8,748 acres of improved land in farms, 5,917 bushels of oats, 5,318 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 4,539 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,377 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 4,165 acres of farmland under crops, 3,837 tons of hay, 3,078 acres of hay crops, 1,798 sheep, 1,410 chickens, 1,356 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,130 other cattle, 743 milk cows, 658 sheep slaughtered or sold, 552 acres of oats, 427 bushels of barley, 385 swine, 354 cattle killed or sold, 203 horses aged over 3 years, 177 swine slaughtered or sold, 161 occupants of farms, 160 farm occupants who own their land, 138 bushels of turnips, 134 geese, 124 acres of potatoes, 101 ducks, 87 bushels of buckwheat, 81 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 73 horses aged 3 years and under, 57 turkeys, 44 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 38 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 33 acres of barley, 30 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 16 oxen, 11 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 bushels of spring wheat, 2 acres of turnips, 2 bushels of rye, 1 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS043011— 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 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-ns043011-1891/.