River Philip, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
River Philip was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,974. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.693°N, 63.952°W.
Population
In 1881, River Philip had a population of 2,974: 1,524 male and 1,450 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).
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained River Philip, 1891 (46.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Oxford, T-V, 1891 (53.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, River Philip shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,974 total population, 1,524 males, 1,450 females, 968 married persons, 526 families, 485 married males, 483 married females, 82 widowed persons, 56 widowed females, 26 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,924 single persons under 18, 1,013 single males under 18, 911 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 490 occupied houses, 486 inhabited houses, 18 uninhabited houses, 4 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 69,978 bushels of potatoes, 22,590 bushels of oats, 21,469 bushels of buckwheat, 10,689 bushels of turnips, 10,591 bushels of spring wheat, 6,594 tons of hay, 6,137 acres of hay crops, 1,110 bushels of other root crops, 814 acres of wheat, 577 bushels of barley, 402 bushels of peas and beans, 399 acres of potatoes, 140 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 128 bushels of rye, 13 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,974 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS022008— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/river-philip-ns022008-1881/.