River Hebert, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
River Hebert was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,534. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7337490. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.647°N, 64.377°W.
Population
In 1911, River Hebert had a population of 1,534: 801 male and 733 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).
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Indian reserves, 1921 (0.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, River Hebert shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 38 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,534 total population, 801 males in the population, 733 females in the population, 493 single (never-married) males, 420 single (never-married) females, 310 families, 286 married males, 278 married females, 35 widowed females, 22 widowed males. 1,168 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 687 persons of British origin (English), 319 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 225 persons of French origin, 194 persons of British origin (Irish), 44 persons of German origin, 14 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 8 persons of Scandinavian origin, 7 persons of Belgian origin, 3 persons of Dutch origin, 2 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Polish origin. 14 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). 7 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 370 Methodists, 339 Baptists, 319 Roman Catholics, 303 Presbyterians, 182 Anglicans (Church of England), 9 Brethren, 9 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 6 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 2 Salvation Army adherents, 1 Congregationalists, 1 Disciples of Christ, 1 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 306 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS042019— 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 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 Hebert, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/river-hebert-ns042019-1911/.