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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q7405527. 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 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Salmon River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,333 total population, 724 males, 609 females, 471 married persons, 252 families, 236 married males, 235 married females, 33 widowed persons, 23 widowed females, 10 widowed males, 5.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 829 single persons under 18, 478 single males under 18, 351 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 927 French Canadians, 496 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 243 occupied houses, 239 houses, 239 houses built of wood, 231 houses of 1 story, 127 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 45 houses of 5 rooms, 31 houses of 4 rooms, 21 uninhabited houses, 17 houses of 3 rooms, 11 houses of 2 rooms, 10 houses under construction, 8 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 8 houses of 2 stories, 4 dwellings that are vessels and shanties. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 29,318 pounds of homemade butter, 23,031 bushels of potatoes, 20,954 acres of land in farms, 13,210 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,744 acres of improved land in farms, 5,561 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,667 bushels of turnips, 2,348 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,095 acres of farmland under crops, 1,921 chickens, 1,903 tons of hay, 1,403 acres of hay crops, 1,171 sheep, 1,096 bushels of oats, 426 sheep slaughtered or sold, 409 bushels of barley, 362 swine slaughtered or sold, 345 milk cows, 341 other cattle, 281 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 261 oxen, 246 occupants of farms, 228 farm occupants who own their land, 203 cattle killed or sold, 189 swine, 119 acres of potatoes, 114 bushels of peas, 100 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 88 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 75 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 65 geese, 65 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 63 horses aged over 3 years, 53 ducks, 51 bushels of beans, 46 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 42 acres of oats, 41 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 34 acres of turnips, 30 bushels of corn, 25 other fowl, 19 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 18 farm occupants who rent their land, 13 acres of barley, 10 horses aged 3 years and under, 10 turkeys. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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: Q7405527
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salmon_River,_Digby_County
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/.