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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q7178375. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,572 |
| 1881 | 3,250 |
| 1891 | 3,415 |
| 1901 | 572 |
| 1911 | 611 |
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 11 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 572 total population, 293 females, 279 males, 147 single males, 140 families, 138 single females, 134 married females, 129 married males, 21 widowed females, 3 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 133 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS037029— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS049029— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7178375
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/.