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 1,205. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.468°N, 63.203°W.
Population
In 1881, North River had a population of 1,205: 584 male and 621 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,205 |
| 1891 | 1,175 |
| 1901 | 1,041 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 1,130 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, North River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,205 total population, 621 females, 584 males, 397 married persons, 242 families, 204 married females, 193 married males, 45 widowed persons, 23 widowed females, 22 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 763 single persons under 18, 394 single females under 18, 369 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 232 inhabited houses, 232 occupied houses, 2 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 57,647 bushels of potatoes, 16,721 bushels of oats, 11,474 bushels of turnips, 5,080 bushels of buckwheat, 4,340 tons of hay, 3,587 acres of hay crops, 2,684 bushels of spring wheat, 902 bushels of barley, 793 bushels of other root crops, 311 acres of potatoes, 225 acres of wheat, 98 bushels of peas and beans, 14 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,205 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:
NS019007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS007016— 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-ns019007-1881/.