River Inhabitants, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
River Inhabitants was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 970. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.755°N, 61.289°W.
Population
In 1901, River Inhabitants had a population of 970: 500 male and 470 female residents.
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 1901
In the 1901 census, River Inhabitants shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 187 |
| Number of females | 470 |
| Number of males | 500 |
| Number of married females | 139 |
| Number of married males | 138 |
| Number of single females | 278 |
| Number of single males | 346 |
| Number of widowed females | 53 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| POP F | 470 |
| POP M | 500 |
| POP TOT | 970 |
| Total population | 970 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 186 |
Other recorded variables (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAMILIES | 187 |
| HOUSES | 186 |
| MARRIED F | 139 |
| MARRIED M | 138 |
| SINGLE F | 278 |
| SINGLE M | 346 |
| WIDOWED F | 53 |
| WIDOWED M | 16 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS035020— 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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/river-inhabitants-ns035020-1901/.