River Inhabitants, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
River Inhabitants was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,166. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.624°N, 61.188°W.
Population
In 1871, River Inhabitants had a population of 1,166: 564 male and 602 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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in NO DATA, 1861 (0.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, River Inhabitants shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 20 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 1,166 total population, 602 females, 564 males, 352 married persons, 191 families, 177 married males, 175 married females, 38 widowed persons, 29 widowed females, 9 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 776 single persons under 18, 398 single females under 18, 378 single males under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 185 occupied houses, 181 inhabited houses, 22 uninhabited houses, 13 houses under construction, 3 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 1 dwellings that are temporary vessels. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 41,760 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS206008— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/river-inhabitants-ns206008-1871/.