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 density was 12.9 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.
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 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 191 |
| Number of females | 602 |
| Number of males | 564 |
| Number of married females | 175 |
| Number of married males | 177 |
| Number of married persons | 352 |
| Number of widowed females | 29 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 38 |
| Total population | 1,166 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 398 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 378 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 776 |
Buildings & housing (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 3 |
| Number of dwellings that are temporary vessels | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 13 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 181 |
| Number of occupied houses | 185 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 22 |
Agriculture (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 36 |
| CRN BU | 2 |
| HAY AC | 831 |
| HAY TONS | 588 |
| OAT BU | 946 |
| PEA BU | 2 |
| POT AC | 87 |
| POT BU | 4,811 |
| Total area (acres) | 41,760 |
| WHT SP BU | 19 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 4 |
| AREA | 41,760 |
| BEING BUILT | 13 |
| BEN BU | 10 |
| CD | 206 |
| CSD | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 191 |
| FEMALE | 602 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 185 |
| INHABITED | 181 |
| MALE | 564 |
| MARRIED F | 175 |
| MARRIED M | 177 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 352 |
| POPULATION | 1,166 |
| ROOT BU | 25 |
| SHANTIES | 3 |
| SINGLE F | 398 |
| SINGLE M | 378 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 776 |
| TUR BU | 27 |
| UNINHABITED | 22 |
| VESSELS | 1 |
| WIDOWED F | 29 |
| WIDOWED M | 9 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 38 |
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/.