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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q7337167. 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 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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,119 total population, 621 males in the population, 498 females in the population, 398 single (never-married) males, 266 single (never-married) females, 238 families, 206 married males, 204 married females, 28 widowed females, 17 widowed males. 1,129 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 868 persons of French origin, 133 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 62 persons of British origin (Irish), 51 persons of British origin (English), 5 persons of British origin (other). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 993 Roman Catholics, 125 Presbyterians, 1 Anglicans (Church of England). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 221 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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: Q7337167
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Bourgeois,_Nova_Scotia
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/.