River Philip, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
River Philip was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,031. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.625°N, 63.934°W.
Population
In 1891, River Philip had a population of 1,031: 554 male and 477 female residents. Population density was 10.7 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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in River Philip, 1881 (46.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, River Philip shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 159 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 203 |
| Number of families | 203 |
| Number of females | 477 |
| Number of males | 554 |
| Number of married females | 172 |
| Number of married males | 171 |
| Number of married persons | 343 |
| Number of widowed females | 25 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 36 |
| POP F | 477 |
| POP M | 554 |
| POP TOT | 1,031 |
| Total population | 1,031 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 280 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 372 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 652 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,031 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 182 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 182 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 138 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 44 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 109 |
| Number of occupied houses | 182 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 59 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 113 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,732 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 42,728 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,903 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,928 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 9,748 |
| Acres of land in farms | 52,476 |
| Acres of oats | 714 |
| Acres of potatoes | 107 |
| Acres of turnips | 29 |
| Acres of wheat | 45 |
| BAR AC | 59 |
| BAR BU | 882 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 882 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 153 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,930 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 12,213 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 49 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 17,640 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 535 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,187 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 3 |
| BWT BU | 5,930 |
| CRN BU | 16 |
| HAY AC | 2,928 |
| HAY TONS | 2,786 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 237 |
| Number of chickens | 3,636 |
| Number of ducks | 134 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 173 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 12 |
| Number of geese | 510 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 70 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 292 |
| Number of milk cows | 476 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 186 |
| Number of other cattle | 691 |
| Number of oxen | 52 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 47 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 50 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 65 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 14 |
| Number of sheep | 1,481 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 980 |
| Number of swine | 102 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 198 |
| Number of turkeys | 376 |
| OAT AC | 714 |
| OAT BU | 12,213 |
| PEA BU | 49 |
| POT AC | 107 |
| POT BU | 17,640 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 110 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 200 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,303 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 42,480 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,786 |
| WHT AC | 45 |
| WHT FALL BU | 3 |
| WHT SP BU | 535 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 47 |
| A 11 50 | 10 |
| A 201 PL | 65 |
| A 51 100 | 50 |
| BEN BU | 153 |
| BUTTER LB | 42,480 |
| CATTLE KS | 237 |
| CHEESE LB | 110 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 280 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 372 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 652 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 200 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 70 |
| DUCKS | 134 |
| FAMILIES | 203 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 5,303 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 510 |
| GRA BU | 13 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,636 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 292 |
| HOUSES | 182 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 20 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 19 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 138 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 109 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 44 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 20 |
| HOUSES W | 182 |
| INF 11 A | 14 |
| MD FEM | 172 |
| MD MALE | 171 |
| MD TOT | 343 |
| MILK COWS | 476 |
| NAME CD | Cumberland |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 12 |
| OC P | 173 |
| OC TOT | 186 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 691 |
| OTHERS | 1,031 |
| SHEEP | 1,481 |
| SHEEP KS | 980 |
| SUP AM | 9,748 |
| SUP FOR | 42,728 |
| SUP JV | 113 |
| SUP PAT | 4,732 |
| SUP SC | 4,903 |
| SUP TOT | 52,476 |
| SWINE | 102 |
| SWINE KS | 198 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 182 |
| TUR AC | 29 |
| TUR BU | 6,187 |
| TURKEY | 376 |
| WID FEM | 25 |
| WID MALE | 11 |
| WID TOT | 36 |
| WORKING OX | 52 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS030012— 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 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 Philip, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/river-philip-ns030012-1891/.