West River & Green Hill, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
West River & Green Hill was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 858. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.610°N, 62.814°W.
Population
In 1881, West River & Green Hill had a population of 858: 424 male and 434 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 888 |
| 1881 | 858 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, West River & Green Hill shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 858 total population, 434 females, 424 males, 255 married persons, 171 families, 128 married females, 127 married males, 46 widowed persons, 32 widowed females, 14 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 557 single persons under 18, 283 single males under 18, 274 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 167 inhabited houses, 167 occupied houses, 11 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 21,383 bushels of potatoes, 14,870 bushels of oats, 4,530 bushels of turnips, 4,133 bushels of spring wheat, 2,276 tons of hay, 2,061 acres of hay crops, 583 bushels of barley, 367 bushels of buckwheat, 277 acres of wheat, 235 bushels of other root crops, 146 acres of potatoes, 61 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 61 bushels of peas and beans. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 858 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:
NS020010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS020010— 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). "West River & Green Hill, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/west-river-green-hill-ns020010-1881/.