River John W. Branch, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
River John W. Branch was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 502. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.646°N, 63.009°W.
Population
In 1921, River John W. Branch had a population of 502: 258 male and 244 female residents. Population density was 9.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,073 |
| 1881 | 950 |
| 1891 | 839 |
| 1901 | 711 |
| 1911 | 558 |
| 1921 | 502 |
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 W. Branch shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 244 |
| POP M | 258 |
| POP TOT | 502 |
Other recorded variables (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAPTISTS | 11 |
| BRIT BORN F | 3 |
| BRIT BORN M | 3 |
| BRIT ENG | 35 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 444 |
| CAN BORN F | 237 |
| CAN BORN M | 252 |
| EUR FRENCH | 7 |
| EUR OTHER | 14 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 4 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 3 |
| METHODISTS | 7 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 480 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS016029— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS016029— 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 W. Branch, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/river-john-w-branch-ns016029-1921/.