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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q7337335. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.026°N, 61.458°W.
Population
In 1911, River Denys had a population of 825: 396 male and 429 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 825 total population, 429 females in the population, 396 males in the population, 275 single (never-married) males, 274 single (never-married) females, 173 families, 102 married males, 100 married females, 51 widowed females, 19 widowed males, 3 females with marital status not given, 1 legally separated females. 1,341 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 787 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 18 persons of British origin (English), 13 persons of British origin (Irish), 3 persons of French origin, 3 persons of German origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 528 Presbyterians, 294 Roman Catholics, 2 Methodists, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 173 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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: Q7337335
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Denys,_Nova_Scotia
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/.