Nine Mile River, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Nine Mile River was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,620. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7038393. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.027°N, 63.518°W.
Population
In 1871, Nine Mile River had a population of 1,620: 843 male and 777 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).
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 (0.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Nine Mile River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 1,620 total population, 843 males, 777 females, 503 married persons, 278 families, 252 married males, 251 married females, 51 widowed persons, 42 widowed females, 9 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,066 single persons under 18, 582 single males under 18, 484 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 271 occupied houses, 269 inhabited houses, 48 uninhabited houses, 2 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 58,000 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
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 1871, 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 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS188007— 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 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). "Nine Mile River, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/nine-mile-river-ns188007-1871/.