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 1,333. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.076°N, 66.091°W.
Population
In 1891, Salmon River had a population of 1,333: 724 male and 609 female residents. Population density was 24.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,183 |
| 1881 | 1,368 |
| 1891 | 1,333 |
| 1901 | 1,318 |
| 1911 | 1,223 |
| 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Salmon River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 154 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 252 |
| Number of families | 252 |
| Number of females | 609 |
| Number of males | 724 |
| Number of married females | 235 |
| Number of married males | 236 |
| Number of married persons | 471 |
| Number of widowed females | 23 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 33 |
| POP F | 609 |
| POP M | 724 |
| POP TOT | 1,333 |
| Total population | 1,333 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 351 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 478 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 829 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 927 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 496 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses | 239 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 239 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 231 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 8 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 45 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 127 |
| Number of houses under construction | 10 |
| Number of occupied houses | 243 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 21 |
Agriculture (56 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 13 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 88 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,561 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 13,210 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,095 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,403 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,744 |
| Acres of land in farms | 20,954 |
| Acres of oats | 42 |
| Acres of potatoes | 119 |
| Acres of turnips | 34 |
| BAR AC | 13 |
| BAR BU | 409 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 409 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 51 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,096 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 114 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 23,031 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,667 |
| CRN BU | 30 |
| HAY AC | 1,403 |
| HAY TONS | 1,903 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 203 |
| Number of chickens | 1,921 |
| Number of ducks | 53 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 228 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 18 |
| Number of geese | 65 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 10 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 63 |
| Number of milk cows | 345 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 246 |
| Number of other cattle | 341 |
| Number of other fowl | 25 |
| Number of oxen | 261 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 46 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 75 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 65 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 41 |
| Number of sheep | 1,171 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 426 |
| Number of swine | 189 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 362 |
| Number of turkeys | 10 |
| OAT AC | 42 |
| OAT BU | 1,096 |
| PEA BU | 114 |
| POT AC | 119 |
| POT BU | 23,031 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 100 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 281 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,348 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 29,318 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,903 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 46 |
| A 11 50 | 75 |
| A 201 PL | 19 |
| A 51 100 | 65 |
| BEN BU | 51 |
| BUTTER LB | 29,318 |
| CATTLE KS | 203 |
| CHEESE LB | 100 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 351 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 478 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 829 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 281 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 10 |
| DUCKS | 53 |
| FAMILIES | 252 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,348 |
| FRN CA | 927 |
| GEESE | 65 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,921 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 63 |
| HOUSES | 239 |
| HOUSES CON | 10 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 45 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 31 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 231 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 127 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 17 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 11 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 8 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 21 |
| HOUSES W | 239 |
| INF 11 A | 41 |
| MD FEM | 235 |
| MD MALE | 236 |
| MD TOT | 471 |
| MILK COWS | 345 |
| NAME CD | Digby |
| OC F | 18 |
| OC P | 228 |
| OC TOT | 246 |
| OTHER FOWL | 25 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 341 |
| OTHERS | 406 |
| SHEEP | 1,171 |
| SHEEP KS | 426 |
| SUP AM | 7,744 |
| SUP FOR | 13,210 |
| SUP JV | 88 |
| SUP PAT | 5,561 |
| SUP SC | 2,095 |
| SUP TOT | 20,954 |
| SWINE | 189 |
| SWINE KS | 362 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 243 |
| TUR AC | 34 |
| TUR BU | 4,667 |
| TURKEY | 10 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 4 |
| WID FEM | 23 |
| WID MALE | 10 |
| WID TOT | 33 |
| WORKING OX | 261 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS031016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS009019— 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-ns031016-1891/.