Upper South River, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Upper South River was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,401. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.478°N, 61.938°W.
Population
In 1881, Upper South River had a population of 1,401: 664 male and 737 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,266 |
| 1881 | 1,401 |
| 1891 | 564 |
| 1901 | 474 |
| 1911 | 383 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Upper South River, 1891 (64.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Fraser’s Mills, 1891 (35.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Upper South River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,401 total population, 737 females, 664 males, 296 married persons, 206 families, 149 married males, 147 married females, 71 widowed persons, 42 widowed females, 29 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,034 single persons under 18, 548 single females under 18, 486 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 206 inhabited houses, 206 occupied houses, 4 houses under construction, 3 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 28,710 bushels of potatoes, 20,299 bushels of oats, 3,546 tons of hay, 3,495 bushels of buckwheat, 2,443 acres of hay crops, 1,985 bushels of spring wheat, 1,411 bushels of turnips, 808 bushels of barley, 366 acres of potatoes, 199 acres of wheat, 93 bushels of peas and beans, 76 bushels of other root crops, 53 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,401 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS021001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS038016— 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 1881 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). "Upper South River, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/upper-south-river-ns021001-1881/.