Salmon River, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
Salmon River was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,318. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7405527. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.076°N, 66.091°W.
Population
In 1901, Salmon River had a population of 1,318: 693 male and 625 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 1901
In the 1901 census, Salmon River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 11 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 1,318 total population, 693 males, 625 females, 460 single males, 364 single females, 246 families, 223 married females, 222 married males, 38 widowed females, 11 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 237 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS031017— 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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/salmon-river-ns031017-1901/.