North River, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
North River was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,175. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.468°N, 63.203°W.
Population
In 1891, North River had a population of 1,175: 616 male and 559 female residents. Population density was 21.0 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 1891
In the 1891 census, North River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 151 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.80 |
| FAM NO | 246 |
| Number of families | 246 |
| Number of females | 559 |
| Number of males | 616 |
| Number of married females | 187 |
| Number of married males | 185 |
| Number of married persons | 372 |
| Number of widowed females | 36 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 59 |
| POP F | 559 |
| POP M | 616 |
| POP TOT | 1,175 |
| Total population | 1,175 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 336 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 408 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 744 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,175 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 240 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 240 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 10 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 238 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 50 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 104 |
| Number of occupied houses | 240 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 86 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 12 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 7,008 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 19,436 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,109 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,567 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 13,129 |
| Acres of land in farms | 32,565 |
| Acres of oats | 693 |
| Acres of potatoes | 219 |
| Acres of turnips | 47 |
| Acres of wheat | 22 |
| BAR AC | 86 |
| BAR BU | 2,126 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,126 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,324 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 13,382 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 115 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 37,308 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 307 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 21,359 |
| BWT BU | 3,324 |
| HAY AC | 3,567 |
| HAY TONS | 4,187 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 359 |
| Number of chickens | 3,159 |
| Number of ducks | 85 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 226 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 6 |
| Number of geese | 252 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 85 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 314 |
| Number of milk cows | 836 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 232 |
| Number of other cattle | 938 |
| Number of other fowl | 1 |
| Number of oxen | 66 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 60 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 37 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 80 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 38 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 17 |
| Number of sheep | 1,233 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 673 |
| Number of swine | 94 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 262 |
| Number of turkeys | 1,286 |
| OAT AC | 693 |
| OAT BU | 13,382 |
| PEA BU | 115 |
| POT AC | 219 |
| POT BU | 37,308 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 545 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,004 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 35,170 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,187 |
| WHT AC | 22 |
| WHT SP BU | 307 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 60 |
| A 11 50 | 37 |
| A 201 PL | 38 |
| A 51 100 | 80 |
| BEN BU | 30 |
| BUTTER LB | 35,170 |
| CATTLE KS | 359 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 336 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 408 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 744 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 545 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 85 |
| DUCKS | 85 |
| FAMILIES | 246 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 4,004 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 252 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,159 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 314 |
| HOUSES | 240 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 37 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 50 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 238 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 104 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 24 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 13 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES W | 240 |
| INF 11 A | 17 |
| MD FEM | 187 |
| MD MALE | 185 |
| MD TOT | 372 |
| MILK COWS | 836 |
| NAME CD | Colchester |
| OC F | 6 |
| OC P | 226 |
| OC TOT | 232 |
| OTHER FOWL | 1 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 938 |
| OTHERS | 1,175 |
| SHEEP | 1,233 |
| SHEEP KS | 673 |
| SUP AM | 13,129 |
| SUP FOR | 19,436 |
| SUP JV | 12 |
| SUP PAT | 7,008 |
| SUP SC | 6,109 |
| SUP TOT | 32,565 |
| SWINE | 94 |
| SWINE KS | 262 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 240 |
| TUR AC | 47 |
| TUR BU | 21,359 |
| TURKEY | 1,286 |
| WID FEM | 36 |
| WID MALE | 23 |
| WID TOT | 59 |
| WORKING OX | 66 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS029016— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/north-river-ns029016-1891/.