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 703. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.352°N, 61.778°W.
Population
In 1891, Salmon River had a population of 703: 361 male and 342 female residents. Population density was 5.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 674 |
| 1881 | 717 |
| 1891 | 703 |
| 1901 | 598 |
| 1911 | 415 |
| 1921 | 329 |
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:
- Country Harbour
- Goshen
- Guysborough
- Intervale
- Isaac Harbour
- New Harbour
- Pomquet River
- Upper South River
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 149 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6 |
| FAM NO | 116 |
| Number of families | 116 |
| Number of females | 342 |
| Number of males | 361 |
| Number of married females | 94 |
| Number of married males | 94 |
| Number of married persons | 188 |
| Number of widowed females | 19 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 35 |
| POP F | 342 |
| POP M | 361 |
| POP TOT | 703 |
| Total population | 703 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 229 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 251 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 480 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 703 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 114 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 114 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 15 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 99 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 15 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 114 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (56 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 2 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 5 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,791 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 15,406 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,193 |
| Acres of hay crops | 760 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,989 |
| Acres of land in farms | 18,395 |
| Acres of oats | 270 |
| Acres of potatoes | 157 |
| Acres of turnips | 3 |
| Acres of wheat | 5 |
| BAR AC | 2 |
| BAR BU | 27 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 27 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,015 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,980 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 14,559 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 37 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 273 |
| BWT BU | 1,015 |
| HAY AC | 760 |
| HAY TONS | 1,124 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 219 |
| Number of chickens | 1,256 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 118 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of geese | 131 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 24 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 105 |
| Number of milk cows | 413 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 119 |
| Number of other cattle | 391 |
| Number of oxen | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 43 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 55 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 1 |
| Number of sheep | 958 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 560 |
| Number of swine | 82 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 110 |
| Number of turkeys | 2 |
| OAT AC | 270 |
| OAT BU | 2,980 |
| POT AC | 157 |
| POT BU | 14,559 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 4,801 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 424 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,165 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 24,000 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,124 |
| WHT AC | 5 |
| WHT SP BU | 37 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 43 |
| A 11 50 | 2 |
| A 201 PL | 18 |
| A 51 100 | 55 |
| BUTTER LB | 24,000 |
| CATTLE KS | 219 |
| CHEESE LB | 4,801 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 229 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 251 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 480 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 424 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 24 |
| FAMILIES | 116 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,165 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 131 |
| GRA BU | 5 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,256 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 105 |
| HOUSES | 114 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 26 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 99 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 10 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 29 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 22 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 15 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 2 |
| HOUSES W | 114 |
| INF 11 A | 1 |
| MD FEM | 94 |
| MD MALE | 94 |
| MD TOT | 188 |
| MILK COWS | 413 |
| NAME CD | Guysborough |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 118 |
| OC TOT | 119 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 391 |
| OTHERS | 703 |
| SHEEP | 958 |
| SHEEP KS | 560 |
| SUP AM | 2,989 |
| SUP FOR | 15,406 |
| SUP JV | 5 |
| SUP PAT | 1,791 |
| SUP SC | 1,193 |
| SUP TOT | 18,395 |
| SWINE | 82 |
| SWINE KS | 110 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 114 |
| TUR AC | 3 |
| TUR BU | 273 |
| TURKEY | 2 |
| WID FEM | 19 |
| WID MALE | 16 |
| WID TOT | 35 |
| WORKING OX | 17 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS032017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS010027_1871— 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-ns032017-1891/.