North River, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
North River was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 768. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.318°N, 60.604°W.
Population
In 1881, North River had a population of 768: 374 male and 394 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 768 |
| 1891 | 613 |
| 1901 | 536 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 587 |
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 Englishtown, 1871 (75.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, North River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 38 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 768 total population, 394 females, 374 males, 208 married persons, 117 families, 104 married females, 104 married males, 27 widowed persons, 21 widowed females, 6 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 533 single persons under 18, 269 single females under 18, 264 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 117 inhabited houses, 117 occupied houses, 4 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 11,022 bushels of potatoes, 6,322 bushels of oats, 1,007 tons of hay, 778 acres of hay crops, 423 bushels of barley, 405 bushels of spring wheat, 396 bushels of turnips, 150 acres of potatoes, 31 acres of wheat, 5 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 1,756 fathoms of fishing nets, 1,189 quintals of cod, 306 gallons of fish oil, 142 barrels of herring or alewives, 102 barrels of mackerel, 80 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock, 61 men on fishing boats, 30 fishing boats, 4 shoremen, 1 barrels of gaspareaux. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.) The 1881 enumerator also recorded 2 barrels of sardines — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 768 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:
NS005010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS020016— 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 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). "North River, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/north-river-ns005010-1881/.