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 density was 25.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,266 |
| 1881 | 1,401 |
| 1891 | 564 |
| 1901 | 474 |
| 1911 | 383 |
| 1921 | 344 |
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 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 206 |
| Number of families | 206 |
| Number of females | 737 |
| Number of males | 664 |
| Number of married females | 147 |
| Number of married males | 149 |
| Number of married persons | 296 |
| Number of widowed females | 42 |
| Number of widowed males | 29 |
| Number of widowed persons | 71 |
| POP TOT | 1,401 |
| Total population | 1,401 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 548 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 486 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,034 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 206 |
| Number of occupied houses | 206 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,443 |
| Acres of potatoes | 366 |
| Acres of wheat | 199 |
| BAR BU | 808 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 808 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,495 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 53 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 20,299 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 76 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 93 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 28,710 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,985 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,411 |
| BWT BU | 3,495 |
| HAY AC | 2,443 |
| HAY TONS | 3,546 |
| OAT BU | 20,299 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 93 |
| POT AC | 366 |
| POT BU | 28,710 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,546 |
| WHT AC | 199 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,985 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 548 |
| C UNMD M | 486 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,034 |
| D OCC | 206 |
| FEMALE | 737 |
| GRA BU | 53 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 206 |
| H UNINH | 3 |
| MALE | 664 |
| MD F | 147 |
| MD M | 149 |
| MD TOT | 296 |
| NUMBER CD | 21 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 76 |
| TUR BU | 1,411 |
| WID F | 42 |
| WID M | 29 |
| WID TOT | 71 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS021001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS005016— 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/.