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 density was 15.5 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.
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 155 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.10 |
| FAM NO | 94 |
| Number of families | 94 |
| Number of females | 303 |
| Number of males | 261 |
| Number of married females | 72 |
| Number of married males | 73 |
| Number of married persons | 145 |
| Number of widowed females | 13 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 27 |
| POP F | 303 |
| POP M | 261 |
| POP TOT | 564 |
| Total population | 564 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 218 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 174 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 392 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 564 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 93 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 93 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 92 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 60 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 93 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 8 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 31 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,424 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,979 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,646 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,515 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 6,101 |
| Acres of land in farms | 15,080 |
| Acres of oats | 548 |
| Acres of potatoes | 129 |
| Acres of turnips | 8 |
| Acres of wheat | 18 |
| BAR AC | 8 |
| BAR BU | 130 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 130 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 38 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,336 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 14 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 7,915 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 18 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 13,536 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 188 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 870 |
| BWT BU | 1,336 |
| HAY AC | 1,515 |
| HAY TONS | 1,877 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 255 |
| Number of chickens | 1,275 |
| Number of ducks | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 116 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 92 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 31 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 114 |
| Number of milk cows | 544 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 119 |
| Number of other cattle | 577 |
| Number of oxen | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 45 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 58 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 6 |
| Number of sheep | 1,163 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 781 |
| Number of swine | 99 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 173 |
| Number of turkeys | 2 |
| OAT AC | 548 |
| OAT BU | 7,915 |
| PEA BU | 18 |
| POT AC | 129 |
| POT BU | 13,536 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 11,451 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 497 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,446 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 21,075 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,877 |
| WHT AC | 18 |
| WHT SP BU | 188 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 45 |
| A 11 50 | 4 |
| A 201 PL | 6 |
| A 51 100 | 58 |
| BEN BU | 38 |
| BUTTER LB | 21,075 |
| CATTLE KS | 255 |
| CHEESE LB | 11,451 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 218 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 174 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 392 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 497 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 31 |
| DUCKS | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 94 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 4,446 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 92 |
| GRA BU | 14 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,275 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 114 |
| HOUSES | 93 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 14 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 92 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 60 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 4 |
| HOUSES W | 93 |
| INF 11 A | 6 |
| MD FEM | 72 |
| MD MALE | 73 |
| MD TOT | 145 |
| MILK COWS | 544 |
| NAME CD | Antigonish |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 116 |
| OC TOT | 119 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 577 |
| OTHERS | 564 |
| SHEEP | 1,163 |
| SHEEP KS | 781 |
| SUP AM | 6,101 |
| SUP FOR | 8,979 |
| SUP JV | 31 |
| SUP PAT | 3,424 |
| SUP SC | 2,646 |
| SUP TOT | 15,080 |
| SWINE | 99 |
| SWINE KS | 173 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 93 |
| TUR AC | 8 |
| TUR BU | 870 |
| TURKEY | 2 |
| WID FEM | 13 |
| WID MALE | 14 |
| WID TOT | 27 |
| WORKING OX | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS027016— 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 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/.