River John, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
River John was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,275. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.719°N, 63.068°W.
Population
In 1891, River John had a population of 1,275: 654 male and 621 female residents.
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 1891
In the 1891 census, River John shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,275 total population, 654 males, 621 females, 436 married persons, 261 families, 220 married males, 216 married females, 64 widowed persons, 40 widowed females, 24 widowed males, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 775 single persons under 18, 410 single males under 18, 365 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,275 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 261 houses, 261 houses built of wood, 261 houses of 1 story, 261 occupied houses, 103 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 53 houses of 4 rooms, 41 houses of 3 rooms, 32 houses of 2 rooms, 27 houses of 5 rooms, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 33,685 pounds of homemade butter, 21,057 bushels of potatoes, 13,481 acres of land in farms, 11,381 bushels of oats, 8,001 acres of improved land in farms, 5,480 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,494 bushels of spring wheat, 4,342 acres of farmland under crops, 3,545 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,481 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,392 bushels of turnips, 3,306 chickens, 2,899 acres of hay crops, 2,548 tons of hay, 847 sheep, 845 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 674 acres of oats, 626 milk cows, 498 other cattle, 480 bushels of buckwheat, 429 acres of wheat, 294 horses aged over 3 years, 273 sheep slaughtered or sold, 256 swine slaughtered or sold, 208 cattle killed or sold, 197 occupants of farms, 189 farm occupants who own their land, 139 acres of potatoes, 134 bushels of barley, 114 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 83 horses aged 3 years and under, 73 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 66 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 61 ducks, 58 swine, 44 bushels of peas, 34 oxen, 33 geese, 28 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 28 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 24 turkeys, 14 acres of turnips, 10 acres of barley, 8 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 7 farm occupants who rent their land, 6 bushels of beans, 5 bushels of corn, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS039024— 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 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 John, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/river-john-ns039024-1891/.