River Bourgeois, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
River Bourgeois was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,073. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7337167. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.654°N, 60.970°W.
Population
In 1921, River Bourgeois had a population of 1,073: 570 male and 503 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 1921
In the 1921 census, River Bourgeois shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 15 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,073 total population, 570 males born in Canada, 570 males in the population, 503 females born in Canada, 503 females in the population. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 630 persons of French origin, 172 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 148 persons of British origin (Irish), 123 persons of British origin (English). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 839 Roman Catholics, 158 Presbyterians, 70 Anglicans (Church of England), 3 Baptists, 2 adherents of Eastern religions, 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS018014— 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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/river-bourgeois-ns018014-1921/.