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 1,453. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.624°N, 61.188°W.
Population
In 1891, River Inhabitants had a population of 1,453: 726 male and 727 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,166 |
| 1881 | 1,341 |
| 1891 | 1,453 |
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 Port Malcolm, 1901 (13.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Inhabitants River, 1901 (86.2% of this CSD's polygon).
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 1,453 total population, 727 females, 726 males, 463 married persons, 241 families, 232 married males, 231 married females, 61 widowed persons, 44 widowed females, 17 widowed males, 6 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 929 single persons under 18, 477 single males under 18, 452 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,453 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 239 occupied houses, 234 houses, 234 houses built of wood, 228 houses of 1 story, 86 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 43 houses of 4 rooms, 35 houses of 3 rooms, 34 houses of 5 rooms, 28 houses under construction, 17 houses of 2 rooms, 16 houses of 1 room, 14 uninhabited houses, 6 houses of 2 stories, 5 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 16,718 acres of land in farms, 13,623 pounds of homemade butter, 11,380 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,605 bushels of potatoes, 5,338 acres of improved land in farms, 3,832 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,547 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,861 chickens, 1,499 acres of farmland under crops, 1,196 tons of hay, 1,094 sheep, 1,012 acres of hay crops, 726 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 439 milk cows, 422 sheep slaughtered or sold, 335 other cattle, 266 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 255 bushels of oats, 231 occupants of farms, 228 farm occupants who own their land, 172 geese, 168 cattle killed or sold, 113 horses aged over 3 years, 98 bushels of turnips, 93 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 73 swine slaughtered or sold, 67 swine, 61 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 57 oxen, 51 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 45 acres of potatoes, 24 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 19 bushels of buckwheat, 17 horses aged 3 years and under, 13 ducks, 11 acres of oats, 7 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 4 bushels of beans, 3 employees on farms, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 acres of turnips. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS041012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS041012— 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-ns041012-1891/.