Nine Mile River, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Nine Mile River was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,196. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7038393. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.027°N, 63.518°W.
Population
In 1881, Nine Mile River had a population of 1,196: 621 male and 575 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,620 |
| 1881 | 1,196 |
| 1891 | 1,130 |
| 1901 | 1,140 |
| 1911 | 1,067 |
| 1921 | 1,048 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Nine Mile River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 35 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,196 total population, 621 males, 575 females, 365 married persons, 198 families, 183 married females, 182 married males, 42 widowed persons, 34 widowed females, 8 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 789 single persons under 18, 431 single males under 18, 358 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 198 inhabited houses, 198 occupied houses, 15 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 18,892 bushels of potatoes, 4,986 bushels of turnips, 4,910 bushels of oats, 3,175 tons of hay, 2,860 bushels of spring wheat, 2,835 acres of hay crops, 1,481 bushels of buckwheat, 413 bushels of other root crops, 214 bushels of barley, 180 acres of wheat, 120 acres of potatoes, 68 bushels of peas and beans, 32 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 6 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 282 fathoms of fishing nets, 36 barrels of gaspareaux, 5 barrels of herring or alewives, 1 barrels of other fish. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 3 people connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Murdoch Frame | 1820–1904 | died here |
| George Lang | 1821–1881 | died here |
| James Glode | 1831–1936 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,195 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS018010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS012007_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7038393
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine_Mile_River,_Nova_Scotia
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1881 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). "Nine Mile River, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/nine-mile-river-ns018010-1881/.