River Dennis, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
River Dennis was a township in Nova Scotia (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,022. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.858°N, 61.235°W.
Population
In 1871, River Dennis had a population of 1,022: 495 male and 527 female residents.
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 (0.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, River Dennis shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 52 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 151 |
| Number of females | 527 |
| Number of males | 495 |
| Number of married females | 120 |
| Number of married males | 122 |
| Number of married persons | 242 |
| Number of widowed females | 36 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 47 |
| Total population | 1,022 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 371 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 362 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 733 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 151 |
| Number of occupied houses | 151 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 655 |
| BWT BU | 187 |
| HAY AC | 1,402 |
| HAY TONS | 1,617 |
| OAT BU | 15,109 |
| PEA BU | 17 |
| POT AC | 237 |
| POT BU | 11,892 |
| Total area (acres) | 34,560 |
| WHT SP BU | 95 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 9 |
| AREA | 34,560 |
| BEING BUILT | 8 |
| BEN BU | 5 |
| CD | 203 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 151 |
| FEMALE | 527 |
| GRA BU | 19 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 151 |
| INHABITED | 151 |
| MALE | 495 |
| MARRIED F | 120 |
| MARRIED M | 122 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 242 |
| POPULATION | 1,022 |
| ROOT BU | 35 |
| SINGLE F | 371 |
| SINGLE M | 362 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 733 |
| TUR BU | 75 |
| UNINHABITED | 2 |
| WIDOWED F | 36 |
| WIDOWED M | 11 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 47 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS203004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS203004— 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 Dennis, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/river-dennis-ns203004-1871/.