Ritcey Cove, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
Ritcey Cove was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,027. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.300°N, 64.323°W.
Population
In 1901, Ritcey Cove had a population of 1,027: 534 male and 493 female residents. Population density was 97.1 people per square mile.
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 Ritcey's Cove, 1891 (27.9% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Upper LaHave, 1911 (54.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Rose Bay (Cross Roads), 1911 (45.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Ritcey Cove 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 | 187 |
| Number of females | 493 |
| Number of males | 534 |
| Number of married females | 172 |
| Number of married males | 174 |
| Number of single females | 290 |
| Number of single males | 347 |
| Number of widowed females | 31 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| POP F | 493 |
| POP M | 534 |
| POP TOT | 1,027 |
| Total population | 1,027 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 187 |
Other recorded variables (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAMILIES | 187 |
| HOUSES | 187 |
| MARRIED F | 172 |
| MARRIED M | 174 |
| SINGLE F | 290 |
| SINGLE M | 347 |
| WIDOWED F | 31 |
| WIDOWED M | 13 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS037031— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS037031— 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). "Ritcey Cove, Nova Scotia (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/ritcey-cove-ns037031-1901/.