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 1,212. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.372°N, 63.033°W.
Population
In 1881, Salmon River had a population of 1,212: 622 male and 590 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,212 |
| 1891 | 1,304 |
| 1901 | 1,280 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 1,833 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Truro, T-V, 1871 (55.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Salmon River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,212 total population, 622 males, 590 females, 394 married persons, 214 families, 197 married females, 197 married males, 38 widowed persons, 25 widowed females, 13 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 780 single persons under 18, 412 single males under 18, 368 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 202 occupied houses, 200 inhabited houses, 2 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 37,676 bushels of potatoes, 9,734 bushels of oats, 4,788 bushels of turnips, 3,216 bushels of buckwheat, 2,798 bushels of other root crops, 2,510 tons of hay, 2,411 bushels of spring wheat, 1,936 acres of hay crops, 205 acres of potatoes, 170 acres of wheat, 124 bushels of barley, 92 bushels of peas and beans, 33 bushels of winter wheat, 22 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 10 bushels of corn, 8 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,212 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:
NS019013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS007017— 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-ns019013-1881/.