River Bourgeois, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
River Bourgeois was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,120. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7337167. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.654°N, 60.970°W.
Population
In 1891, River Bourgeois had a population of 1,120: 570 male and 550 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 1891
In the 1891 census, River Bourgeois shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,120 total population, 570 males, 550 females, 429 married persons, 225 families, 215 married females, 214 married males, 53 widowed persons, 42 widowed females, 11 widowed males, 4.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 638 single persons under 18, 345 single males under 18, 293 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 700 French Canadians, 420 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 225 occupied houses, 224 houses, 224 houses built of wood, 222 houses of 1 story, 99 houses of 2 rooms, 71 houses of 3 rooms, 33 houses of 4 rooms, 8 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 7 houses of 5 rooms, 6 houses of 1 room, 6 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction, 2 houses of 2 stories, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 17,830 pounds of homemade butter, 12,910 acres of land in farms, 9,004 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,271 bushels of potatoes, 3,906 acres of improved land in farms, 2,574 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,092 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,813 acres of farmland under crops, 1,765 chickens, 1,268 acres of hay crops, 1,263 sheep, 1,188 tons of hay, 560 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 516 bushels of oats, 430 sheep slaughtered or sold, 370 milk cows, 284 other cattle, 231 occupants of farms, 226 farm occupants who own their land, 134 acres of potatoes, 123 cattle killed or sold, 106 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 94 horses aged over 3 years, 57 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 51 swine slaughtered or sold, 45 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 40 oxen, 37 acres of oats, 29 horses aged 3 years and under, 25 swine, 23 geese, 18 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 7 ducks, 5 farm occupants who rent their land, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 turkeys, 1 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS041011— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/river-bourgeois-ns041011-1891/.