River Inhabitants, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
River Inhabitants was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 945. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.755°N, 61.289°W.
Population
In 1911, River Inhabitants had a population of 945: 481 male and 464 female residents. Population density was 14.7 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 1911
In the 1911 census, River Inhabitants shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 976 |
| POP F | 464 |
| POP M | 481 |
| POP TOT | 945 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BRIT ENGLISH | 10 |
| BRIT IRISH | 56 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 877 |
| DWELLINGS | 170 |
| F MARRIED | 127 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 6 |
| F SINGLE | 288 |
| F WIDOWED | 43 |
| FAMILIES | 170 |
| FRENCH | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 125 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 6 |
| M SINGLE | 332 |
| M WIDOWED | 18 |
| METHODISTS | 5 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 340 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 600 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS047018— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/river-inhabitants-ns047018-1911/.