River John W. Branch, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
River John W. Branch was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,073. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.646°N, 63.009°W.
Population
In 1871, River John W. Branch had a population of 1,073: 552 male and 521 female residents. Population density was 19.2 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).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in NO DATA, 1861 (0.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, River John W. Branch shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 52 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 168 |
| Number of females | 521 |
| Number of males | 552 |
| Number of married females | 142 |
| Number of married males | 140 |
| Number of married persons | 282 |
| Number of widowed females | 25 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 45 |
| Total population | 1,073 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 354 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 392 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 746 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 167 |
| Number of occupied houses | 167 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 458 |
| BWT BU | 1,537 |
| HAY AC | 1,038 |
| HAY TONS | 937 |
| OAT BU | 18,372 |
| PEA BU | 51 |
| POT AC | 166 |
| POT BU | 16,650 |
| Total area (acres) | 24,750 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,123 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 173 |
| AREA | 24,750 |
| BEING BUILT | 6 |
| BEN BU | 6 |
| CD | 200 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 168 |
| FEMALE | 521 |
| GRA BU | 58 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 167 |
| INHABITED | 167 |
| MALE | 552 |
| MARRIED F | 142 |
| MARRIED M | 140 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 282 |
| POPULATION | 1,073 |
| ROOT BU | 20 |
| SINGLE F | 354 |
| SINGLE M | 392 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 746 |
| TUR BU | 283 |
| UNINHABITED | 7 |
| WIDOWED F | 25 |
| WIDOWED M | 20 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 45 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS200002— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/river-john-w-branch-ns200002-1871/.