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 density was 16.1 people per square mile.
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 145 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6 |
| FAM NO | 241 |
| Number of families | 241 |
| Number of females | 727 |
| Number of males | 726 |
| Number of married females | 231 |
| Number of married males | 232 |
| Number of married persons | 463 |
| Number of widowed females | 44 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 61 |
| POP F | 727 |
| POP M | 726 |
| POP TOT | 1,453 |
| Total population | 1,453 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 452 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 477 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 929 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,453 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 5 |
| Number of houses | 234 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 234 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 16 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 228 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 6 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 43 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 86 |
| Number of houses under construction | 28 |
| Number of occupied houses | 239 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (48 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 7 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,832 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 11,380 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,499 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,012 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,338 |
| Acres of land in farms | 16,718 |
| Acres of oats | 11 |
| Acres of potatoes | 45 |
| Acres of turnips | 1 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 19 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 255 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,605 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 98 |
| BWT BU | 19 |
| HAY AC | 1,012 |
| HAY TONS | 1,196 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 168 |
| Number of chickens | 1,861 |
| Number of ducks | 13 |
| Number of employees on farms | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 228 |
| Number of geese | 172 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 17 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 113 |
| Number of milk cows | 439 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 231 |
| Number of other cattle | 335 |
| Number of oxen | 57 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 93 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 61 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 51 |
| Number of sheep | 1,094 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 422 |
| Number of swine | 67 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 73 |
| OAT AC | 11 |
| OAT BU | 255 |
| POT AC | 45 |
| POT BU | 6,605 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 266 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 726 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,547 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 13,623 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,196 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 24 |
| A 11 50 | 93 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 61 |
| BEN BU | 4 |
| BUTTER LB | 13,623 |
| CATTLE KS | 168 |
| CHEESE LB | 266 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 452 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 477 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 929 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 726 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 17 |
| DUCKS | 13 |
| FAMILIES | 241 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,547 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 172 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,861 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 113 |
| HOUSES | 234 |
| HOUSES CON | 28 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 34 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 43 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 228 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 86 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 35 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 17 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 6 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 14 |
| HOUSES W | 234 |
| INF 11 A | 51 |
| MD FEM | 231 |
| MD MALE | 232 |
| MD TOT | 463 |
| MILK COWS | 439 |
| NAME CD | Richmond |
| OC E | 3 |
| OC P | 228 |
| OC TOT | 231 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 335 |
| OTHERS | 1,453 |
| SHEEP | 1,094 |
| SHEEP KS | 422 |
| SUP AM | 5,338 |
| SUP FOR | 11,380 |
| SUP JV | 7 |
| SUP PAT | 3,832 |
| SUP SC | 1,499 |
| SUP TOT | 16,718 |
| SWINE | 67 |
| SWINE KS | 73 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 239 |
| TUR AC | 1 |
| TUR BU | 98 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 5 |
| WID FEM | 44 |
| WID MALE | 17 |
| WID TOT | 61 |
| WORKING OX | 57 |
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/.