River Inhabitants, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
River Inhabitants was a census subdivision in Inverness County, 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 density was 16.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,095 |
| 1881 | 1,077 |
| 1891 | 1,145 |
| 1901 | 970 |
| 1911 | 945 |
| 1921 | 807 |
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 52 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 179 |
| Number of families | 179 |
| Number of females | 552 |
| Number of males | 525 |
| Number of married females | 136 |
| Number of married males | 137 |
| Number of married persons | 273 |
| Number of widowed females | 28 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 42 |
| POP TOT | 1,077 |
| Total population | 1,077 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 388 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 374 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 762 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 179 |
| Number of occupied houses | 179 |
Agriculture (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,264 |
| Acres of potatoes | 252 |
| Acres of wheat | 45 |
| BAR BU | 421 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 421 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 10,158 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 21,240 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 676 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 190 |
| HAY AC | 2,264 |
| HAY TONS | 2,472 |
| OAT BU | 10,158 |
| POT AC | 252 |
| POT BU | 21,240 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,472 |
| WHT AC | 45 |
| WHT SP BU | 676 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 388 |
| C UNMD M | 374 |
| C UNMD TOT | 762 |
| CD NAME | Inverness |
| D OCC | 179 |
| FEMALE | 552 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 179 |
| MALE | 525 |
| MD F | 136 |
| MD M | 137 |
| MD TOT | 273 |
| NUMBER CD | 4 |
| TUR BU | 190 |
| WID F | 28 |
| WID M | 14 |
| WID TOT | 42 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS004002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS013018— 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/.