River John W. Branch, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
River John W. Branch was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 558. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.646°N, 63.009°W.
Population
In 1911, River John W. Branch had a population of 558: 279 male and 279 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 1911
In the 1911 census, River John W. Branch shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 21 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 558 total population, 279 females in the population, 279 males in the population, 175 single (never-married) males, 159 single (never-married) females, 89 married females, 89 married males, 31 widowed females, 15 widowed males. 711 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 483 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 45 persons of British origin (English), 14 persons of British origin (Irish), 12 persons of French origin, 2 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of British origin (other). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 541 Presbyterians, 8 Baptists, 6 Anglicans (Church of England), 3 Methodists, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS050028— 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 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 W. Branch, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/river-john-w-branch-ns050028-1911/.