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 density was 4.9 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).
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 Polling District
- Intervale
- Isaac’s Harbor
- St. Andrew's
- Stormont
- Upper South River
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 105 |
| Number of females | 332 |
| Number of males | 342 |
| Number of married females | 93 |
| Number of married males | 93 |
| Number of married persons | 186 |
| Number of widowed females | 12 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 16 |
| Total population | 674 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 227 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 245 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 472 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 104 |
| Number of occupied houses | 104 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,049 |
| BWT BU | 1,168 |
| CRN BU | 5 |
| HAY AC | 2,112 |
| HAY TONS | 1,846 |
| OAT BU | 8,066 |
| PEA BU | 94 |
| POT AC | 309 |
| POT BU | 24,894 |
| Total area (acres) | 57,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 97 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 8 |
| AREA | 57,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 4 |
| BEN BU | 71 |
| CD | 202 |
| CSD | 12 |
| FAMILIES | 105 |
| FEMALE | 332 |
| GRA BU | 8 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 104 |
| INHABITED | 104 |
| MALE | 342 |
| MARRIED F | 93 |
| MARRIED M | 93 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 186 |
| POPULATION | 674 |
| ROOT BU | 126 |
| SINGLE F | 227 |
| SINGLE M | 245 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 472 |
| TUR BU | 539 |
| UNINHABITED | 2 |
| WIDOWED F | 12 |
| WIDOWED M | 4 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 16 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS202012— 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 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/.