River Inhabitants, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
River Inhabitants was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,077. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.755°N, 61.289°W.
Population
In 1881, River Inhabitants had a population of 1,077: 525 male and 552 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,095 |
| 1881 | 1,077 |
| 1891 | 1,145 |
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 Inhabitants shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 25 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,077 total population, 552 females, 525 males, 273 married persons, 179 families, 137 married males, 136 married females, 42 widowed persons, 28 widowed females, 14 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 762 single persons under 18, 388 single females under 18, 374 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 179 inhabited houses, 179 occupied houses, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 21,240 bushels of potatoes, 10,158 bushels of oats, 2,472 tons of hay, 2,264 acres of hay crops, 676 bushels of spring wheat, 421 bushels of barley, 252 acres of potatoes, 190 bushels of turnips, 45 acres of wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,077 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:
NS004002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS036018— 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 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 Inhabitants, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/river-inhabitants-ns004002-1881/.