River Bourgeois, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
River Bourgeois was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,100. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7337167. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.654°N, 60.970°W.
Population
In 1881, River Bourgeois had a population of 1,100: 540 male and 560 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 964 |
| 1881 | 1,100 |
| 1891 | 1,120 |
| 1901 | 1,129 |
| 1911 | 1,119 |
| 1921 | 1,073 |
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, River Bourgeois shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 40 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,100 total population, 560 females, 540 males, 355 married persons, 236 families, 178 married males, 177 married females, 48 widowed persons, 40 widowed females, 8 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 697 single persons under 18, 354 single males under 18, 343 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 199 inhabited houses, 199 occupied houses, 4 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 10,438 bushels of potatoes, 1,050 tons of hay, 987 bushels of oats, 924 acres of hay crops, 215 acres of potatoes, 55 bushels of other root crops, 26 bushels of barley, 17 bushels of winter wheat, 16 bushels of buckwheat, 12 bushels of turnips, 4 acres of wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 8,189 quintals of cod, 4,987 fathoms of fishing nets, 4,628 gallons of fish oil, 538 barrels of herring or alewives, 453 barrels of mackerel, 226 men on fishing vessels, 45 fishing boats, 38 men on fishing boats, 32 fishing vessels, 25 barrels of gaspareaux, 22 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock, 20 barrels of eels. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.) The 1881 enumerator also recorded 12,500 pounds of lobster canned — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,100 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:
NS007006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS018014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7337167
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Bourgeois,_Nova_Scotia
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). "River Bourgeois, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/river-bourgeois-ns007006-1881/.