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 613. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.318°N, 60.604°W.
Population
In 1891, North River had a population of 613: 297 male and 316 female residents. Population density was 15.9 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, North River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 145 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.20 |
| FAM NO | 99 |
| Number of families | 99 |
| Number of females | 316 |
| Number of males | 297 |
| Number of married females | 85 |
| Number of married males | 85 |
| Number of married persons | 170 |
| Number of widowed females | 29 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 43 |
| POP F | 316 |
| POP M | 297 |
| POP TOT | 613 |
| Total population | 613 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 202 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 198 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 400 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 613 |
Buildings & housing (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 99 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 99 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 99 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 99 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (55 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 19 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 2 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,442 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,756 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,475 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,253 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,919 |
| Acres of land in farms | 14,675 |
| Acres of oats | 414 |
| Acres of potatoes | 169 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 7 |
| BAR AC | 19 |
| BAR BU | 232 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 232 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,615 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,903 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 94 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 66 |
| HAY AC | 1,253 |
| HAY TONS | 888 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 76 |
| Number of chickens | 756 |
| Number of ducks | 4 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 96 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of geese | 10 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 15 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 77 |
| Number of milk cows | 353 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 101 |
| Number of other cattle | 332 |
| Number of oxen | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 45 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 44 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of sheep | 807 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 282 |
| Number of swine | 50 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 47 |
| Number of turkeys | 6 |
| OAT AC | 414 |
| OAT BU | 3,615 |
| POT AC | 169 |
| POT BU | 6,903 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 579 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 392 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,981 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 25,470 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 888 |
| WHT AC | 7 |
| WHT FALL BU | 66 |
Other recorded variables (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 45 |
| A 11 50 | 7 |
| A 201 PL | 5 |
| A 51 100 | 44 |
| BUTTER LB | 25,470 |
| CATTLE KS | 76 |
| CHEESE LB | 579 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 202 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 198 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 400 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 392 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 15 |
| DUCKS | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 99 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,981 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 10 |
| GRA BU | 4 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 756 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 77 |
| HOUSES | 99 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 17 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 99 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 30 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 11 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 35 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 3 |
| HOUSES W | 99 |
| MD FEM | 85 |
| MD MALE | 85 |
| MD TOT | 170 |
| MILK COWS | 353 |
| NAME CD | Victoria |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 96 |
| OC TOT | 101 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 332 |
| OTHERS | 613 |
| SHEEP | 807 |
| SHEEP KS | 282 |
| SUP AM | 3,919 |
| SUP FOR | 10,756 |
| SUP JV | 2 |
| SUP PAT | 2,442 |
| SUP SC | 1,475 |
| SUP TOT | 14,675 |
| SWINE | 50 |
| SWINE KS | 47 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 99 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 94 |
| TURKEY | 6 |
| WID FEM | 29 |
| WID MALE | 14 |
| WID TOT | 43 |
| WORKING OX | 25 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS043015— 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 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-ns043015-1891/.