Petite Rivière, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Petite Rivière was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,415. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7178375. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.237°N, 64.509°W.
Population
In 1891, Petite Rivière had a population of 3,415: 1,734 male and 1,681 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,572 |
| 1881 | 3,250 |
| 1891 | 3,415 |
| 1901 | 572 |
| 1911 | 611 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Vogler Cove, 1901 (29.9% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Italy Cross, 1901 (31.5% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Petite Rivière, 1901 (18.5% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained LaHave Island, 1901 (5.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Dublin Shore, 1901 (14.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Petite Rivière shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 3,415 total population, 1,734 males, 1,681 females, 1,212 married persons, 657 families, 607 married males, 605 married females, 138 widowed persons, 108 widowed females, 30 widowed males, 5.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,065 single persons under 18, 1,097 single males under 18, 968 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 3,415 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 607 occupied houses, 603 houses, 603 houses built of wood, 593 houses of 1 story, 293 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 99 houses of 4 rooms, 71 houses of 3 rooms, 66 houses of 5 rooms, 60 houses of 2 rooms, 10 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 10 houses of 2 stories, 10 houses under construction, 10 uninhabited houses, 4 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 4 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 47,506 pounds of homemade butter, 34,413 acres of land in farms, 25,018 bushels of potatoes, 24,676 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 10,745 bushels of turnips, 9,737 acres of improved land in farms, 6,306 bushels of barley, 5,455 chickens, 5,427 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,192 acres of farmland under crops, 3,475 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,288 tons of hay, 3,077 bushels of oats, 2,541 acres of hay crops, 1,334 sheep, 705 other cattle, 646 milk cows, 601 occupants of farms, 576 farm occupants who own their land, 548 oxen, 544 sheep slaughtered or sold, 526 bushels of rye, 385 swine slaughtered or sold, 363 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 278 acres of potatoes, 270 swine, 245 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 189 acres of barley, 187 cattle killed or sold, 180 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 126 geese, 118 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 111 acres of turnips, 107 ducks, 99 acres of oats, 76 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 66 bushels of beans, 64 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 54 horses aged over 3 years, 36 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 26 bushels of winter wheat, 23 farm occupants who rent their land, 19 bushels of peas, 19 bushels of spring wheat, 14 bushels of buckwheat, 4 horses aged 3 years and under, 3 acres of wheat, 2 employees on farms, 1 turkeys. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS038010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS049029— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7178375
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). "Petite Rivière, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/petite-rivi-re-ns038010-1891/.