North River, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
North River was a census subdivision in Victoria County, 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 density was 19.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 768 |
| 1891 | 613 |
| 1901 | 536 |
| 1911 | 534 |
| 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 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 117 |
| Number of families | 117 |
| Number of females | 394 |
| Number of males | 374 |
| Number of married females | 104 |
| Number of married males | 104 |
| Number of married persons | 208 |
| Number of widowed females | 21 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 27 |
| POP TOT | 768 |
| Total population | 768 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 269 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 264 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 533 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 117 |
| Number of occupied houses | 117 |
Agriculture (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 778 |
| Acres of potatoes | 150 |
| Acres of wheat | 31 |
| BAR BU | 423 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 423 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,322 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,022 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 405 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 396 |
| CRN BU | 1 |
| HAY AC | 778 |
| HAY TONS | 1,007 |
| OAT BU | 6,322 |
| POT AC | 150 |
| POT BU | 11,022 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,007 |
| WHT AC | 31 |
| WHT SP BU | 405 |
Fisheries (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of gaspareaux produced in the past year | 1 |
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 142 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 102 |
| Barrels of sardines produced in the past year | 2 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 1,756 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 306 |
| Number of fishing boats | 30 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 61 |
| Number of shoremen | 4 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 1,189 |
| Quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock produced in the past year | 80 |
Other recorded variables (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 142 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 61 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 30 |
| C UNMD F | 269 |
| C UNMD M | 264 |
| C UNMD TOT | 533 |
| CD NAME | Victoria |
| COD DX K | 1,189 |
| D OCC | 117 |
| FEMALE | 394 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 306 |
| GRA BU | 5 |
| GSP XB Q | 1 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 117 |
| HAD DX K | 80 |
| MALE | 374 |
| MCK XB Q | 102 |
| MD F | 104 |
| MD M | 104 |
| MD TOT | 208 |
| NET XX F | 1,756 |
| NUMBER CD | 5 |
| SAR XB Q | 2 |
| SHOREMEN XX Q | 4 |
| TUR BU | 396 |
| WID F | 21 |
| WID M | 6 |
| WID TOT | 27 |
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/.