Salmon River, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Salmon River was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 674. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.352°N, 61.778°W.
Population
In 1871, Salmon River had a population of 674: 342 male and 332 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).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in NO DATA, 1861 (0.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Salmon River shared boundaries with:
- Forks of St. Mary
- Guysborough Intervale
- Guysborough Polling District
- Isaac’s Harbor
- St. Andrew's
- Stormont
- Upper South River
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 674 total population, 342 males, 332 females, 186 married persons, 105 families, 93 married females, 93 married males, 16 widowed persons, 12 widowed females, 4 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 472 single persons under 18, 245 single males under 18, 227 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 104 inhabited houses, 104 occupied houses, 4 houses under construction, 2 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 57,000 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS202012— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/salmon-river-ns202012-1871/.