Upper South River, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Upper South River was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 564. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.453°N, 61.930°W.
Population
In 1891, Upper South River had a population of 564: 261 male and 303 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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Upper South River, 1881 (64.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Upper South River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 564 total population, 303 females, 261 males, 145 married persons, 94 families, 73 married males, 72 married females, 27 widowed persons, 14 widowed males, 13 widowed females, 6.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 392 single persons under 18, 218 single females under 18, 174 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 564 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 93 houses, 93 houses built of wood, 93 occupied houses, 92 houses of 1 story, 60 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 14 houses of 4 rooms, 5 houses of 5 rooms, 4 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 4 houses of 2 rooms, 4 houses of 3 rooms, 2 houses of 1 room, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 21,075 pounds of homemade butter, 15,080 acres of land in farms, 13,536 bushels of potatoes, 11,451 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 8,979 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,915 bushels of oats, 6,101 acres of improved land in farms, 4,446 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 3,424 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,646 acres of farmland under crops, 1,877 tons of hay, 1,515 acres of hay crops, 1,336 bushels of buckwheat, 1,275 chickens, 1,163 sheep, 870 bushels of turnips, 781 sheep slaughtered or sold, 577 other cattle, 548 acres of oats, 544 milk cows, 497 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 255 cattle killed or sold, 188 bushels of spring wheat, 173 swine slaughtered or sold, 130 bushels of barley, 129 acres of potatoes, 119 occupants of farms, 116 farm occupants who own their land, 114 horses aged over 3 years, 99 swine, 92 geese, 58 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 45 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 38 bushels of beans, 31 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 31 horses aged 3 years and under, 18 acres of wheat, 18 bushels of peas, 14 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 8 acres of barley, 8 acres of turnips, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 4 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 3 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 ducks, 2 turkeys, 1 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS027016— 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 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). "Upper South River, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/upper-south-river-ns027016-1891/.