River John, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
River John was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 771. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.719°N, 63.068°W.
Population
In 1921, River John had a population of 771: 388 male and 383 female residents. Population density was 21.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,347 |
| 1881 | 1,569 |
| 1891 | 1,275 |
| 1901 | 1,130 |
| 1911 | 883 |
| 1921 | 771 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, River John shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 383 |
| POP M | 388 |
| POP TOT | 771 |
Other recorded variables (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 8 |
| ANGLICANS | 76 |
| BAPTISTS | 25 |
| BRIT BORN F | 2 |
| BRIT BORN M | 2 |
| BRIT ENG | 56 |
| BRIT IRISH | 27 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 397 |
| CAN BORN F | 377 |
| CAN BORN M | 382 |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 22 |
| EUR FRENCH | 7 |
| EUR GERMAN | 1 |
| EUR OTHER | 282 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 4 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 4 |
| METHODISTS | 82 |
| OTHER SECTS | 3 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 544 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 11 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS016028— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS016028— 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 1921 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 John, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/river-john-ns016028-1921/.