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 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 1891
In the 1891 census, North River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 74 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,175 total population, 616 males, 559 females, 372 married persons, 246 families, 187 married females, 185 married males, 59 widowed persons, 36 widowed females, 23 widowed males, 4.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 744 single persons under 18, 408 single males under 18, 336 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,175 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 240 houses, 240 houses built of wood, 240 occupied houses, 238 houses of 1 story, 104 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 50 houses of 4 rooms, 37 houses of 5 rooms, 24 houses of 3 rooms, 13 houses of 2 rooms, 10 houses of 1 room, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses of 2 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 37,308 bushels of potatoes, 35,170 pounds of homemade butter, 32,565 acres of land in farms, 21,359 bushels of turnips, 19,436 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 13,382 bushels of oats, 13,129 acres of improved land in farms, 7,008 acres of farmland in pasture, 6,109 acres of farmland under crops, 4,187 tons of hay, 4,004 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 3,567 acres of hay crops, 3,324 bushels of buckwheat, 3,159 chickens, 2,126 bushels of barley, 1,286 turkeys, 1,233 sheep, 938 other cattle, 836 milk cows, 693 acres of oats, 673 sheep slaughtered or sold, 545 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 359 cattle killed or sold, 314 horses aged over 3 years, 307 bushels of spring wheat, 262 swine slaughtered or sold, 252 geese, 232 occupants of farms, 226 farm occupants who own their land, 219 acres of potatoes, 115 bushels of peas, 94 swine, 86 acres of barley, 85 ducks, 85 horses aged 3 years and under, 80 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 66 oxen, 60 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 47 acres of turnips, 38 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 37 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 30 bushels of beans, 22 acres of wheat, 17 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 12 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 6 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.