Salmon River, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Salmon River was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,304. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.372°N, 63.033°W.
Population
In 1891, Salmon River had a population of 1,304: 723 male and 581 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Salmon River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 161 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 224 |
| Number of families | 224 |
| Number of females | 581 |
| Number of males | 723 |
| Number of married females | 198 |
| Number of married males | 199 |
| Number of married persons | 397 |
| Number of widowed females | 33 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 51 |
| POP F | 581 |
| POP M | 723 |
| POP TOT | 1,304 |
| Total population | 1,304 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 350 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 506 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 856 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,304 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 223 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 223 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 213 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 10 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 116 |
| Number of occupied houses | 223 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 45 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 27 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,910 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 23,623 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,495 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,435 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,432 |
| Acres of land in farms | 31,055 |
| Acres of oats | 412 |
| Acres of potatoes | 167 |
| Acres of turnips | 20 |
| Acres of wheat | 12 |
| BAR AC | 45 |
| BAR BU | 1,198 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,198 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 75 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,789 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 11,037 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 94 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 32,315 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 166 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 9,325 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 25 |
| BWT BU | 1,789 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 9 |
| HAY AC | 2,435 |
| HAY TONS | 3,309 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 242 |
| Number of chickens | 2,347 |
| Number of ducks | 20 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 198 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 18 |
| Number of geese | 137 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 65 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 294 |
| Number of milk cows | 639 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 216 |
| Number of other cattle | 577 |
| Number of other fowl | 4 |
| Number of oxen | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 60 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 39 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 53 |
| Number of sheep | 819 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 484 |
| Number of swine | 108 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 223 |
| Number of turkeys | 107 |
| OAT AC | 412 |
| OAT BU | 11,037 |
| PEA BU | 94 |
| POT AC | 167 |
| POT BU | 32,315 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 345 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 160 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,139 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 51,315 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,309 |
| WHT AC | 12 |
| WHT FALL BU | 25 |
| WHT SP BU | 166 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 60 |
| A 11 50 | 28 |
| A 201 PL | 36 |
| A 51 100 | 39 |
| BEN BU | 75 |
| BUTTER LB | 51,315 |
| CATTLE KS | 242 |
| CHEESE LB | 345 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 350 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 506 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 856 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 160 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 65 |
| DUCKS | 20 |
| FAMILIES | 224 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 5,139 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 137 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,347 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 294 |
| HOUSES | 223 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 24 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 28 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 213 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 116 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 24 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 22 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 10 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 8 |
| HOUSES W | 223 |
| INF 11 A | 53 |
| MD FEM | 198 |
| MD MALE | 199 |
| MD TOT | 397 |
| MILK COWS | 639 |
| NAME CD | Colchester |
| OC F | 18 |
| OC P | 198 |
| OC TOT | 216 |
| OTHER FOWL | 4 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 577 |
| OTHERS | 1,304 |
| SHEEP | 819 |
| SHEEP KS | 484 |
| SILOS | 9 |
| SUP AM | 7,432 |
| SUP FOR | 23,623 |
| SUP JV | 27 |
| SUP PAT | 3,910 |
| SUP SC | 3,495 |
| SUP TOT | 31,055 |
| SWINE | 108 |
| SWINE KS | 223 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 223 |
| TUR AC | 20 |
| TUR BU | 9,325 |
| TURKEY | 107 |
| WID FEM | 33 |
| WID MALE | 18 |
| WID TOT | 51 |
| WORKING OX | 34 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS029017— 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 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). "Salmon River, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/salmon-river-ns029017-1891/.