River Bourgeois, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
River Bourgeois was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,119. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.654°N, 60.970°W.
Population
In 1911, River Bourgeois had a population of 1,119: 621 male and 498 female residents. Population density was 39.9 people per square mile.
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 1911
In the 1911 census, River Bourgeois shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 20 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,129 |
| POP F | 498 |
| POP M | 621 |
| POP TOT | 1,119 |
Other recorded variables (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 1 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 51 |
| BRIT IRISH | 62 |
| BRIT OTHER | 5 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 133 |
| DWELLINGS | 221 |
| F MARRIED | 204 |
| F SINGLE | 266 |
| F WIDOWED | 28 |
| FAMILIES | 238 |
| FRENCH | 868 |
| M MARRIED | 206 |
| M SINGLE | 398 |
| M WIDOWED | 17 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 125 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 993 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS051015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS018014— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/river-bourgeois-ns051015-1911/.