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 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 density was 10.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,022 |
| 1881 | 1,097 |
| 1891 | 1,089 |
| 1901 | 976 |
| 1911 | 825 |
| 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 157 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6 |
| FAM NO | 181 |
| Number of families | 181 |
| Number of females | 565 |
| Number of males | 524 |
| Number of married females | 121 |
| Number of married males | 124 |
| Number of married persons | 245 |
| Number of widowed females | 35 |
| Number of widowed males | 26 |
| Number of widowed persons | 61 |
| POP F | 565 |
| POP M | 524 |
| POP TOT | 1,089 |
| Total population | 1,089 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 409 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 374 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 783 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,089 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 180 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 180 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 6 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 178 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 67 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of occupied houses | 180 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 20 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 54 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,947 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 22,256 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,537 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,645 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 10,538 |
| Acres of land in farms | 32,794 |
| Acres of oats | 668 |
| Acres of potatoes | 245 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 8 |
| BAR AC | 20 |
| BAR BU | 235 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 235 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 465 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 8,095 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 14,800 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 74 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 260 |
| BWT BU | 465 |
| HAY AC | 2,645 |
| HAY TONS | 3,168 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 345 |
| Number of chickens | 1,614 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 175 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 29 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 58 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 220 |
| Number of milk cows | 833 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 178 |
| Number of other cattle | 903 |
| Number of other fowl | 30 |
| Number of oxen | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 93 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 40 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 6 |
| Number of sheep | 1,784 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 647 |
| Number of swine | 136 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 141 |
| Number of turkeys | 2 |
| OAT AC | 668 |
| OAT BU | 8,095 |
| POT AC | 245 |
| POT BU | 14,800 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 8,486 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 590 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,644 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 27,495 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,168 |
| WHT AC | 8 |
| WHT SP BU | 74 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 93 |
| A 11 50 | 5 |
| A 201 PL | 34 |
| A 51 100 | 40 |
| BEN BU | 10 |
| BUTTER LB | 27,495 |
| CATTLE KS | 345 |
| CHEESE LB | 8,486 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 409 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 374 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 783 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 590 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 58 |
| FAMILIES | 181 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 4,644 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 29 |
| GRA BU | 8 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,614 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 220 |
| HOUSES | 180 |
| HOUSES CON | 9 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 28 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 178 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 67 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 24 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 17 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 3 |
| HOUSES W | 180 |
| INF 11 A | 6 |
| MD FEM | 121 |
| MD MALE | 124 |
| MD TOT | 245 |
| MILK COWS | 833 |
| NAME CD | Inverness |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 175 |
| OC TOT | 178 |
| OTHER FOWL | 30 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 903 |
| OTHERS | 1,089 |
| SHEEP | 1,784 |
| SHEEP KS | 647 |
| SUP AM | 10,538 |
| SUP FOR | 22,256 |
| SUP JV | 54 |
| SUP PAT | 4,947 |
| SUP SC | 5,537 |
| SUP TOT | 32,794 |
| SWINE | 136 |
| SWINE KS | 141 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 180 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 260 |
| TURKEY | 2 |
| WID FEM | 35 |
| WID MALE | 26 |
| WID TOT | 61 |
| WORKING OX | 14 |
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: 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 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/.