River John, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
River John was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 883. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.719°N, 63.068°W.
Population
In 1911, River John had a population of 883: 456 male and 427 female residents. Population density was 24.1 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 1911
In the 1911 census, River John shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,130 |
| POP F | 427 |
| POP M | 456 |
| POP TOT | 883 |
Other recorded variables (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 3 |
| ANGLICANS | 72 |
| BAPTISTS | 27 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 91 |
| BRIT IRISH | 53 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 385 |
| CHRISTIANS | 8 |
| DISCIPLES | 3 |
| DWELLINGS | 347 |
| F MARRIED | 156 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 3 |
| F SINGLE | 225 |
| F WIDOWED | 43 |
| FAMILIES | 348 |
| FRENCH | 16 |
| GERMAN | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 156 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 3 |
| M SINGLE | 280 |
| M WIDOWED | 17 |
| METHODISTS | 125 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 642 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 3 |
| SWISS | 331 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 3 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS050027— 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 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 John, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/river-john-ns050027-1911/.