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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q7337167. 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 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 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 964 total population, 483 females, 481 males, 324 married persons, 171 families, 162 married females, 162 married males, 28 widowed persons, 22 widowed females, 6 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 612 single persons under 18, 313 single males under 18, 299 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 167 occupied houses, 165 inhabited houses, 4 uninhabited houses, 2 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 25,920 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
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: Q7337167
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Bourgeois,_Nova_Scotia
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/.