Salmon River, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Salmon River was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 717. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.352°N, 61.778°W.
Population
In 1881, Salmon River had a population of 717: 363 male and 354 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 674 |
| 1881 | 717 |
| 1891 | 703 |
| 1901 | 598 |
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, Salmon River shared boundaries with:
- Country Harbour
- Goshen & Giant's Lake
- Guysborough
- Guysborough Intervale
- Isaac Harbour
- New Harbour
- St. Andrew's
- Upper South River
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 37 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 717 total population, 363 males, 354 females, 192 married persons, 111 families, 96 married females, 96 married males, 27 widowed persons, 17 widowed females, 10 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 498 single persons under 18, 257 single males under 18, 241 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 107 inhabited houses, 107 occupied houses, 2 uninhabited houses, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 14,138 bushels of potatoes, 4,926 bushels of oats, 1,329 bushels of buckwheat, 1,200 tons of hay, 833 acres of hay crops, 531 bushels of turnips, 193 bushels of spring wheat, 179 acres of potatoes, 165 bushels of barley, 38 bushels of winter wheat, 31 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 25 bushels of other root crops, 16 acres of wheat, 16 bushels of peas and beans. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 101 quintals of cod, 81 barrels of gaspareaux, 46 gallons of fish oil, 8 barrels of mackerel, 5 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 717 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS008012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS032018_1871— 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). "Salmon River, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/salmon-river-ns008012-1881/.