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 1,368. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7405527. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.076°N, 66.091°W.
Population
In 1881, Salmon River had a population of 1,368: 699 male and 669 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,183 |
| 1881 | 1,368 |
| 1891 | 1,333 |
| 1901 | 1,318 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 1,237 |
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:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 45 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,368 total population, 699 males, 669 females, 449 married persons, 236 families, 225 married males, 224 married females, 46 widowed persons, 39 widowed females, 7 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 873 single persons under 18, 467 single males under 18, 406 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 226 occupied houses, 224 inhabited houses, 6 uninhabited houses, 2 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 23,394 bushels of potatoes, 5,975 bushels of turnips, 2,468 bushels of other root crops, 1,383 tons of hay, 1,224 acres of hay crops, 964 bushels of oats, 549 bushels of spring wheat, 355 bushels of barley, 219 bushels of peas and beans, 191 acres of potatoes, 161 bushels of buckwheat, 67 bushels of corn, 38 acres of wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 1,583 quintals of cod, 1,183 gallons of fish oil, 821 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock, 548 fathoms of fishing nets, 142 barrels of herring or alewives, 94 barrels of halibut, 24 men on fishing vessels, 9 barrels of eels, 9 barrels of mackerel, 8 men on fishing boats, 6 fishing vessels, 4 fishing boats, 2 barrels of gaspareaux, 2 shoremen, 2 quintals of fascines fish. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,368 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:
NS015012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS009019— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7405527
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salmon_River,_Digby_County
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-ns015012-1881/.