Nine Mile River, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Nine Mile River was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,130. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7038393. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.027°N, 63.518°W.
Population
In 1891, Nine Mile River had a population of 1,130: 567 male and 563 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Nine Mile River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,130 total population, 567 males, 563 females, 333 married persons, 204 families, 167 married females, 166 married males, 49 widowed persons, 35 widowed females, 14 widowed males, 5.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 748 single persons under 18, 387 single males under 18, 361 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,123 persons who are not French Canadian, 8 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 193 houses, 193 houses built of wood, 193 occupied houses, 128 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 124 houses of 2 stories, 66 houses of 1 story, 32 uninhabited houses, 30 houses of 5 rooms, 24 houses of 4 rooms, 5 houses of 3 rooms, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses of 3 stories, 2 houses of 2 rooms, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 41,530 pounds of homemade butter, 34,088 acres of land in farms, 27,744 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 12,896 bushels of potatoes, 6,344 acres of improved land in farms, 4,723 bushels of oats, 3,821 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,310 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 3,308 bushels of turnips, 3,020 tons of hay, 2,767 acres of hay crops, 2,489 acres of farmland under crops, 1,904 chickens, 1,111 sheep, 752 bushels of buckwheat, 621 milk cows, 571 other cattle, 555 sheep slaughtered or sold, 536 bushels of barley, 432 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 314 horses aged over 3 years, 302 acres of oats, 224 bushels of spring wheat, 215 swine slaughtered or sold, 194 occupants of farms, 184 farm occupants who own their land, 178 geese, 139 cattle killed or sold, 130 bushels of beans, 122 acres of potatoes, 115 swine, 90 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 84 turkeys, 83 oxen, 56 horses aged 3 years and under, 55 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 53 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 41 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 39 ducks, 34 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 28 acres of barley, 27 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 23 bushels of rye, 18 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 16 acres of turnips, 16 acres of wheat, 16 bushels of peas, 10 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 2 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Murdoch Frame | 1820–1904 | died here |
| James Glode | 1831–1936 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS035012— 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 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). "Nine Mile River, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/nine-mile-river-ns035012-1891/.