Middle River, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Middle River was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,006. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6841556. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.156°N, 60.912°W.
Population
In 1871, Middle River had a population of 1,006: 514 male and 492 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).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in NO DATA, 1861 (0.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Middle River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 1,006 total population, 514 males, 492 females, 243 married persons, 135 families, 123 married females, 120 married males, 36 widowed persons, 28 widowed females, 8 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 727 single persons under 18, 386 single males under 18, 341 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 132 inhabited houses, 132 occupied houses, 5 houses under construction, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 148,000 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS204003— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/middle-river-ns204003-1871/.