River John W. Branch, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
River John W. Branch was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 950. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.646°N, 63.009°W.
Population
In 1881, River John W. Branch had a population of 950: 480 male and 470 female residents. Population density was 17.0 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 1881
In the 1881 census, River John W. Branch shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 178 |
| Number of families | 178 |
| Number of females | 470 |
| Number of males | 480 |
| Number of married females | 135 |
| Number of married males | 134 |
| Number of married persons | 269 |
| Number of widowed females | 31 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 41 |
| POP TOT | 950 |
| Total population | 950 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 304 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 336 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 640 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 170 |
| Number of occupied houses | 170 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,492 |
| Acres of potatoes | 157 |
| Acres of wheat | 385 |
| BAR BU | 245 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 245 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,236 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 76 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 12,435 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 19 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 63 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 18,295 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 5,043 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 889 |
| BWT BU | 2,236 |
| CRN BU | 1 |
| HAY AC | 1,492 |
| HAY TONS | 1,495 |
| OAT BU | 12,435 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 63 |
| POT AC | 157 |
| POT BU | 18,295 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,495 |
| WHT AC | 385 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,043 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 304 |
| C UNMD M | 336 |
| C UNMD TOT | 640 |
| D OCC | 170 |
| FEMALE | 470 |
| GRA BU | 76 |
| H INHAB | 170 |
| H UNINH | 5 |
| MALE | 480 |
| MD F | 135 |
| MD M | 134 |
| MD TOT | 269 |
| NUMBER CD | 20 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 19 |
| TUR BU | 889 |
| WID F | 31 |
| WID M | 10 |
| WID TOT | 41 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS020002— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/river-john-w-branch-ns020002-1881/.