River John, West Branch—Branche Ouest, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
River John, West Branch—Branche Ouest was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 839. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.646°N, 63.009°W.
Population
In 1891, River John, West Branch—Branche Ouest had a population of 839: 420 male and 419 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 839 |
| 1901 | 711 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, River John, West Branch—Branche Ouest shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 75 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 839 total population, 420 males, 419 females, 227 married persons, 171 families, 114 married males, 113 married females, 59 widowed persons, 39 widowed females, 20 widowed males, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 553 single persons under 18, 286 single males under 18, 267 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 838 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 165 houses, 165 houses built of wood, 165 houses of 1 story, 165 occupied houses, 103 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 28 houses of 5 rooms, 19 houses of 4 rooms, 6 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 6 houses of 2 rooms, 3 houses of 3 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 37,397 pounds of homemade butter, 20,001 acres of land in farms, 12,837 bushels of potatoes, 12,770 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,507 bushels of oats, 7,230 acres of improved land in farms, 4,674 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 3,609 acres of farmland under crops, 3,578 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,678 bushels of spring wheat, 2,206 chickens, 1,727 tons of hay, 1,615 acres of hay crops, 1,435 bushels of buckwheat, 1,240 sheep, 880 acres of oats, 820 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 802 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 638 sheep slaughtered or sold, 576 milk cows, 449 other cattle, 365 bushels of turnips, 287 cattle killed or sold, 276 acres of wheat, 247 horses aged over 3 years, 224 swine slaughtered or sold, 174 occupants of farms, 166 farm occupants who own their land, 149 swine, 136 acres of potatoes, 114 bushels of winter wheat, 86 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 77 horses aged 3 years and under, 55 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 43 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 43 bushels of barley, 27 bushels of peas, 24 turkeys, 21 ducks, 19 geese, 16 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 15 oxen, 13 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 11 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 8 farm occupants who rent their land, 7 bushels of beans, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 acres of barley, 3 acres of turnips. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS039025— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS038030— 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 1891 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, West Branch—Branche Ouest, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/river-john-west-branch-branche-ouest-ns039025-1891/.