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 density was 14.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,463 |
| 1881 | 2,974 |
| 1891 | 1,031 |
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 Oxford, 1891 (53.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained River Philip, 1891 (46.8% 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 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 526 |
| Number of families | 526 |
| Number of females | 1,450 |
| Number of males | 1,524 |
| Number of married females | 483 |
| Number of married males | 485 |
| Number of married persons | 968 |
| Number of widowed females | 56 |
| Number of widowed males | 26 |
| Number of widowed persons | 82 |
| POP TOT | 2,974 |
| Total population | 2,974 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 911 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,013 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,924 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 486 |
| Number of occupied houses | 490 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 6,137 |
| Acres of potatoes | 399 |
| Acres of wheat | 814 |
| BAR BU | 577 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 577 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 21,469 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 140 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 22,590 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,110 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 402 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 69,978 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 128 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 10,591 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 10,689 |
| BWT BU | 21,469 |
| CRN BU | 13 |
| HAY AC | 6,137 |
| HAY TONS | 6,594 |
| OAT BU | 22,590 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 402 |
| POT AC | 399 |
| POT BU | 69,978 |
| RYE BU | 128 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,594 |
| WHT AC | 814 |
| WHT SP BU | 10,591 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 911 |
| C UNMD M | 1,013 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,924 |
| D OCC | 490 |
| FEMALE | 1,450 |
| GRA BU | 140 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 486 |
| H UNINH | 18 |
| MALE | 1,524 |
| MD F | 483 |
| MD M | 485 |
| MD TOT | 968 |
| NUMBER CD | 22 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,110 |
| SHAN | 4 |
| TUR BU | 10,689 |
| WID F | 56 |
| WID M | 26 |
| WID TOT | 82 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS022008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS030012— 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/.