River Denys, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
River Denys was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 825. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.858°N, 61.235°W.
Population
In 1911, River Denys had a population of 825: 396 male and 429 female residents. Population density was 8.2 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).
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 Port Hood, 1901 (74.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, River Denys shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 23 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,341 |
| POP F | 429 |
| POP M | 396 |
| POP TOT | 825 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BRIT ENGLISH | 18 |
| BRIT IRISH | 13 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 787 |
| DWELLINGS | 173 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 100 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 3 |
| F SINGLE | 274 |
| F WIDOWED | 51 |
| FAMILIES | 173 |
| FRENCH | 3 |
| GERMAN | 3 |
| M MARRIED | 102 |
| M SINGLE | 275 |
| M WIDOWED | 19 |
| METHODISTS | 2 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 528 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 294 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS047017— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/river-denys-ns047017-1911/.