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 density was 9.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 469 |
| POP M | 468 |
| POP TOT | 937 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 20 |
| ANGLICANS | 48 |
| BAPTISTS | 167 |
| BRIT BORN F | 12 |
| BRIT BORN M | 15 |
| BRIT ENG | 685 |
| BRIT IRISH | 55 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 142 |
| CAN BORN F | 442 |
| CAN BORN M | 441 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 2 |
| EUR FRENCH | 14 |
| EUR GERMAN | 28 |
| EUR OTHER | 9 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 15 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 12 |
| LUTHERANS | 4 |
| METHODISTS | 558 |
| MORMONS | 5 |
| NEGRO | 4 |
| OTHER SECTS | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 103 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 29 |
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/.