River Denys, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
River Denys was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,089. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7337335. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.858°N, 61.235°W.
Population
In 1891, River Denys had a population of 1,089: 524 male and 565 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 1891
In the 1891 census, River Denys shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,089 total population, 565 females, 524 males, 245 married persons, 181 families, 124 married males, 121 married females, 61 widowed persons, 35 widowed females, 26 widowed males, 6 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 783 single persons under 18, 409 single females under 18, 374 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,089 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 180 houses, 180 houses built of wood, 180 occupied houses, 178 houses of 1 story, 67 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 30 houses of 5 rooms, 28 houses of 4 rooms, 24 houses of 3 rooms, 17 houses of 2 rooms, 9 houses under construction, 7 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 6 houses of 1 room, 3 uninhabited houses, 2 houses of 2 stories, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 32,794 acres of land in farms, 27,495 pounds of homemade butter, 22,256 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 14,800 bushels of potatoes, 10,538 acres of improved land in farms, 8,486 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 8,095 bushels of oats, 5,537 acres of farmland under crops, 4,947 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,644 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 3,168 tons of hay, 2,645 acres of hay crops, 1,784 sheep, 1,614 chickens, 903 other cattle, 833 milk cows, 668 acres of oats, 647 sheep slaughtered or sold, 590 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 465 bushels of buckwheat, 345 cattle killed or sold, 260 bushels of turnips, 245 acres of potatoes, 235 bushels of barley, 220 horses aged over 3 years, 178 occupants of farms, 175 farm occupants who own their land, 141 swine slaughtered or sold, 136 swine, 93 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 74 bushels of spring wheat, 58 horses aged 3 years and under, 54 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 40 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 34 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 30 other fowl, 29 geese, 20 acres of barley, 14 oxen, 10 bushels of beans, 8 acres of wheat, 8 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 6 acres of turnips, 6 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 5 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 3 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 turkeys. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS036017— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/river-denys-ns036017-1891/.