River Hebert, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
River Hebert was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,025. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7337490. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.639°N, 64.437°W.
Population
In 1881, River Hebert had a population of 2,025: 1,058 male and 967 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,920 |
| 1881 | 2,025 |
| 1891 | 2,611 |
| 1911 | 1,534 |
| 1921 | 1,984 |
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 Hebert shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,025 total population, 1,058 males, 967 females, 635 married persons, 374 families, 318 married females, 317 married males, 71 widowed persons, 49 widowed females, 22 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,319 single persons under 18, 719 single males under 18, 600 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 349 occupied houses, 347 inhabited houses, 13 uninhabited houses, 2 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 44,511 bushels of potatoes, 11,704 bushels of oats, 5,650 bushels of turnips, 4,719 tons of hay, 3,475 acres of hay crops, 3,243 bushels of spring wheat, 2,215 bushels of buckwheat, 1,551 bushels of barley, 1,198 bushels of other root crops, 252 acres of potatoes, 205 acres of wheat, 68 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 64 bushels of peas and beans, 5 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,025 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:
NS022010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS008018— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7337490
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Hebert,_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 Hebert, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/river-hebert-ns022010-1881/.