River Inhabitants, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
River Inhabitants was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,145. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.755°N, 61.289°W.
Population
In 1891, River Inhabitants had a population of 1,145: 579 male and 566 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 1891
In the 1891 census, River Inhabitants shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 71 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,145 total population, 579 males, 566 females, 299 married persons, 187 families, 150 married females, 149 married males, 52 widowed persons, 39 widowed females, 13 widowed males, 6.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 794 single persons under 18, 417 single males under 18, 377 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,145 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 187 occupied houses, 177 houses, 177 houses built of wood, 177 houses of 1 story, 54 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 35 houses of 2 rooms, 35 houses of 3 rooms, 33 houses of 4 rooms, 18 houses of 5 rooms, 10 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 6 houses under construction, 4 uninhabited houses, 1 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 34,370 pounds of homemade butter, 30,021 acres of land in farms, 23,480 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 17,805 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 14,698 bushels of potatoes, 7,059 bushels of oats, 6,541 acres of improved land in farms, 5,033 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,773 acres of farmland under crops, 2,767 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,644 tons of hay, 2,513 acres of hay crops, 2,136 sheep, 1,530 chickens, 1,044 other cattle, 812 milk cows, 680 sheep slaughtered or sold, 497 acres of oats, 339 cattle killed or sold, 245 swine, 209 horses aged over 3 years, 187 acres of potatoes, 170 occupants of farms, 167 farm occupants who own their land, 124 swine slaughtered or sold, 74 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 68 horses aged 3 years and under, 66 geese, 62 bushels of barley, 49 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 36 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 8 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 6 turkeys, 5 acres of barley, 5 bushels of beans, 4 oxen, 3 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 2 ducks, 2 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 1 bushels of buckwheat, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS036018— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/river-inhabitants-ns036018-1891/.