River Bourgeois, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
River Bourgeois was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 964. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.654°N, 60.970°W.
Population
In 1871, River Bourgeois had a population of 964: 481 male and 483 female residents. Population density was 34.4 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).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in NO DATA, 1861 (0.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, River Bourgeois shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 50 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 171 |
| Number of females | 483 |
| Number of males | 481 |
| Number of married females | 162 |
| Number of married males | 162 |
| Number of married persons | 324 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 28 |
| Total population | 964 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 299 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 313 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 612 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 165 |
| Number of occupied houses | 167 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 34 |
| HAY AC | 359 |
| HAY TONS | 605 |
| OAT BU | 1,578 |
| POT AC | 114 |
| POT BU | 6,365 |
| RYE BU | 1 |
| Total area (acres) | 25,920 |
| WHT WTR BU | 25 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1 |
| AREA | 25,920 |
| BEN BU | 1 |
| CD | 206 |
| CSD | 9 |
| FAMILIES | 171 |
| FEMALE | 483 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 167 |
| INHABITED | 165 |
| MALE | 481 |
| MARRIED F | 162 |
| MARRIED M | 162 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 324 |
| POPULATION | 964 |
| ROOT BU | 16 |
| SHANTIES | 2 |
| SINGLE F | 299 |
| SINGLE M | 313 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 612 |
| TUR BU | 99 |
| UNINHABITED | 4 |
| WIDOWED F | 22 |
| WIDOWED M | 6 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 28 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS206009— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/river-bourgeois-ns206009-1871/.