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 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 density was 15.1 people per square mile.
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 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 204 |
| Number of families | 204 |
| Number of females | 563 |
| Number of males | 567 |
| Number of married females | 167 |
| Number of married males | 166 |
| Number of married persons | 333 |
| Number of widowed females | 35 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 49 |
| POP F | 563 |
| POP M | 567 |
| POP TOT | 1,130 |
| Total population | 1,130 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 361 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 387 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 748 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 8 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,123 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 193 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 193 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 66 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 124 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 128 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 193 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 32 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 28 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 34 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,821 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 27,744 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,489 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,767 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 6,344 |
| Acres of land in farms | 34,088 |
| Acres of oats | 302 |
| Acres of potatoes | 122 |
| Acres of turnips | 16 |
| Acres of wheat | 16 |
| BAR AC | 28 |
| BAR BU | 536 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 536 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 130 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 752 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,723 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 12,896 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 23 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 224 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,308 |
| BWT BU | 752 |
| HAY AC | 2,767 |
| HAY TONS | 3,020 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 139 |
| Number of chickens | 1,904 |
| Number of ducks | 39 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 184 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 10 |
| Number of geese | 178 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 56 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 314 |
| Number of milk cows | 621 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 194 |
| Number of other cattle | 571 |
| Number of other fowl | 2 |
| Number of oxen | 83 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 53 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 27 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 55 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 41 |
| Number of sheep | 1,111 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 555 |
| Number of swine | 115 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 215 |
| Number of turkeys | 84 |
| OAT AC | 302 |
| OAT BU | 4,723 |
| PEA BU | 16 |
| POT AC | 122 |
| POT BU | 12,896 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 90 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 432 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,310 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 41,530 |
| RYE BU | 23 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,020 |
| WHT AC | 16 |
| WHT SP BU | 224 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 53 |
| A 11 50 | 18 |
| A 201 PL | 55 |
| A 51 100 | 27 |
| BEN BU | 130 |
| BUTTER LB | 41,530 |
| CATTLE KS | 139 |
| CHEESE LB | 90 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 361 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 387 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 748 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 432 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 56 |
| DUCKS | 39 |
| FAMILIES | 204 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,310 |
| FRN CA | 7 |
| GEESE | 178 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,904 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 314 |
| HOUSES | 193 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 24 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 66 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 128 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 124 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 32 |
| HOUSES W | 193 |
| INF 11 A | 41 |
| MD FEM | 167 |
| MD MALE | 166 |
| MD TOT | 333 |
| MILK COWS | 621 |
| NAME CD | Hants |
| OC F | 10 |
| OC P | 184 |
| OC TOT | 194 |
| OTHER FOWL | 2 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 571 |
| OTHERS | 1,123 |
| SHEEP | 1,111 |
| SHEEP KS | 555 |
| SUP AM | 6,344 |
| SUP FOR | 27,744 |
| SUP JV | 34 |
| SUP PAT | 3,821 |
| SUP SC | 2,489 |
| SUP TOT | 34,088 |
| SWINE | 115 |
| SWINE KS | 215 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 193 |
| TUR AC | 16 |
| TUR BU | 3,308 |
| TURKEY | 84 |
| WID FEM | 35 |
| WID MALE | 14 |
| WID TOT | 49 |
| WORKING OX | 83 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS035012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS012007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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/.