Petite Rivière, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
Petite Rivière was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 572. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.243°N, 64.476°W.
Population
In 1901, Petite Rivière had a population of 572: 279 male and 293 female residents. Population density was 26.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,572 |
| 1881 | 3,250 |
| 1891 | 3,415 |
| 1901 | 572 |
| 1911 | 611 |
| 1921 | 944 |
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 Petite Rivière, 1891 (18.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Petite Rivière shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 140 |
| Number of females | 293 |
| Number of males | 279 |
| Number of married females | 134 |
| Number of married males | 129 |
| Number of single females | 138 |
| Number of single males | 147 |
| Number of widowed females | 21 |
| Number of widowed males | 3 |
| POP F | 293 |
| POP M | 279 |
| POP TOT | 572 |
| Total population | 572 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 133 |
Other recorded variables (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAMILIES | 140 |
| HOUSES | 133 |
| MARRIED F | 134 |
| MARRIED M | 129 |
| SINGLE F | 138 |
| SINGLE M | 147 |
| WIDOWED F | 21 |
| WIDOWED M | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS037029— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS015033— 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 1901 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). "Petite Rivière, Nova Scotia (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/petite-rivi-re-ns037029-1901/.