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 density was 21.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,205 |
| 1891 | 1,175 |
| 1901 | 1,041 |
| 1911 | 1,069 |
| 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 59 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 242 |
| Number of families | 242 |
| Number of females | 621 |
| Number of males | 584 |
| Number of married females | 204 |
| Number of married males | 193 |
| Number of married persons | 397 |
| Number of widowed females | 23 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 45 |
| POP TOT | 1,205 |
| Total population | 1,205 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 394 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 369 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 763 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 232 |
| Number of occupied houses | 232 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,587 |
| Acres of potatoes | 311 |
| Acres of wheat | 225 |
| BAR BU | 902 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 902 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,080 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 14 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 16,721 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 793 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 98 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 57,647 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,684 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 11,474 |
| BWT BU | 5,080 |
| HAY AC | 3,587 |
| HAY TONS | 4,340 |
| OAT BU | 16,721 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 98 |
| POT AC | 311 |
| POT BU | 57,647 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,340 |
| WHT AC | 225 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,684 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 394 |
| C UNMD M | 369 |
| C UNMD TOT | 763 |
| D OCC | 232 |
| FEMALE | 621 |
| GRA BU | 14 |
| H INHAB | 232 |
| H UNINH | 2 |
| MALE | 584 |
| MD F | 204 |
| MD M | 193 |
| MD TOT | 397 |
| NUMBER CD | 19 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 793 |
| TUR BU | 11,474 |
| WID F | 23 |
| WID M | 22 |
| WID TOT | 45 |
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/.