River Philip, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
River Philip was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 937. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.625°N, 63.934°W.
Population
In 1921, River Philip had a population of 937: 468 male and 469 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,463 |
| 1881 | 2,974 |
| 1891 | 1,031 |
| 1911 | 967 |
| 1921 | 937 |
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 Philip shared boundaries with:
- Doherty Creek
- Economy
- Five Islands
- Mansfield
- Middleboro
- Oxford, T-V
- Rodney
- Springhill, T-V
- Westchester
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 937 total population, 469 females in the population, 468 males in the population, 442 females born in Canada, 441 males born in Canada, 15 females born outside the British Empire, 15 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 12 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 12 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 685 persons of British origin (English), 142 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 55 persons of British origin (Irish), 28 persons of German origin, 14 persons of French origin, 9 persons of other European origin. 4 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 558 Methodists, 167 Baptists, 103 Presbyterians, 48 Anglicans (Church of England), 29 Roman Catholics, 20 Adventists, 5 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 4 Lutherans, 2 Congregationalists, 1 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS008019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS008019— 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 Philip, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/river-philip-ns008019-1921/.