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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 674 |
| 1881 | 717 |
| 1891 | 703 |
| 1901 | 598 |
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
- Guysborough Intervale
- Isaac Harbour
- New Harbour
- Pomquet River
- Upper South River
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 73 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 703 total population, 361 males, 342 females, 188 married persons, 116 families, 94 married females, 94 married males, 35 widowed persons, 19 widowed females, 16 widowed males, 6 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 480 single persons under 18, 251 single males under 18, 229 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 703 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 114 houses, 114 houses built of wood, 114 occupied houses, 99 houses of 1 story, 29 houses of 3 rooms, 26 houses of 4 rooms, 22 houses of 2 rooms, 15 houses of 1 room, 15 houses of 2 stories, 12 houses of 5 rooms, 10 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 2 houses under construction, 2 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 24,000 pounds of homemade butter, 18,395 acres of land in farms, 15,406 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 14,559 bushels of potatoes, 4,801 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 3,165 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,989 acres of improved land in farms, 2,980 bushels of oats, 1,791 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,256 chickens, 1,193 acres of farmland under crops, 1,124 tons of hay, 1,015 bushels of buckwheat, 958 sheep, 760 acres of hay crops, 560 sheep slaughtered or sold, 424 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 413 milk cows, 391 other cattle, 273 bushels of turnips, 270 acres of oats, 219 cattle killed or sold, 157 acres of potatoes, 131 geese, 119 occupants of farms, 118 farm occupants who own their land, 110 swine slaughtered or sold, 105 horses aged over 3 years, 82 swine, 55 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 43 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 37 bushels of spring wheat, 27 bushels of barley, 24 horses aged 3 years and under, 18 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 17 oxen, 5 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 5 acres of wheat, 5 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 3 acres of turnips, 2 acres of barley, 2 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 2 turkeys, 1 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS032017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS032018_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/.