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:
- Brookfield
- Kempt, Town—Ville
- Middle Stewiacke
- New Larig
- North River
- Upper Stewiacke E.
- Upper Stewiacke W-O
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 1,304 total population, 723 males, 581 females, 397 married persons, 224 families, 199 married males, 198 married females, 51 widowed persons, 33 widowed females, 18 widowed males, 5.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 856 single persons under 18, 506 single males under 18, 350 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,304 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 223 houses, 223 houses built of wood, 223 occupied houses, 213 houses of 1 story, 116 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 28 houses of 4 rooms, 24 houses of 3 rooms, 24 houses of 5 rooms, 22 houses of 2 rooms, 10 houses of 2 stories, 8 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 8 uninhabited houses, 1 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 51,315 pounds of homemade butter, 32,315 bushels of potatoes, 31,055 acres of land in farms, 23,623 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 11,037 bushels of oats, 9,325 bushels of turnips, 7,432 acres of improved land in farms, 5,139 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 3,910 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,495 acres of farmland under crops, 3,309 tons of hay, 2,435 acres of hay crops, 2,347 chickens, 1,789 bushels of buckwheat, 1,198 bushels of barley, 819 sheep, 639 milk cows, 577 other cattle, 484 sheep slaughtered or sold, 412 acres of oats, 345 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 294 horses aged over 3 years, 242 cattle killed or sold, 223 swine slaughtered or sold, 216 occupants of farms, 198 farm occupants who own their land, 167 acres of potatoes, 166 bushels of spring wheat, 160 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 137 geese, 108 swine, 107 turkeys, 94 bushels of peas, 75 bushels of beans, 65 horses aged 3 years and under, 60 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 53 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 45 acres of barley, 39 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 36 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 34 oxen, 28 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 27 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 25 bushels of winter wheat, 20 acres of turnips, 20 ducks, 18 farm occupants who rent their land, 12 acres of wheat, Capacity of silos (tons): 9, 4 other fowl, 1 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.