River Denys, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
River Denys was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,097. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7337335. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.858°N, 61.235°W.
Population
In 1881, River Denys had a population of 1,097: 511 male and 586 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,022 |
| 1881 | 1,097 |
| 1891 | 1,089 |
| 1901 | 976 |
| 1911 | 945 |
| 1921 | 700 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, River Denys shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 39 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,097 total population, 586 females, 511 males, 248 married persons, 167 families, 124 married females, 124 married males, 45 widowed persons, 33 widowed females, 12 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 804 single persons under 18, 429 single females under 18, 375 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 167 inhabited houses, 167 occupied houses, 5 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 15,044 bushels of potatoes, 11,798 bushels of oats, 2,650 tons of hay, 2,138 acres of hay crops, 1,762 bushels of turnips, 766 bushels of spring wheat, 711 bushels of buckwheat, 476 bushels of barley, 266 acres of potatoes, 63 acres of wheat, 23 bushels of other root crops, 21 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 8 bushels of peas and beans. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 295 fathoms of fishing nets, 48 barrels of herring or alewives, 10 men on fishing boats, 7 barrels of eels, 6 fishing boats, 5 barrels of other fish, 4 barrels of trout, 2 barrels of gaspareaux. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.) The 1881 enumerator also recorded 67 barrels of oysters — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,097 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS004004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS013017— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7337335
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Denys,_Nova_Scotia
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1881 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 Denys, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/river-denys-ns004004-1881/.