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 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.
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 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,031 total population, 554 males, 477 females, 343 married persons, 203 families, 172 married females, 171 married males, 36 widowed persons, 25 widowed females, 11 widowed males, 5.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 652 single persons under 18, 372 single males under 18, 280 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,031 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 182 houses, 182 houses built of wood, 182 occupied houses, 138 houses of 1 story, 109 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 44 houses of 2 stories, 20 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 20 uninhabited houses, 19 houses of 4 rooms, 16 houses of 3 rooms, 16 houses of 5 rooms, 2 houses of 2 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 52,476 acres of land in farms, 42,728 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 42,480 pounds of homemade butter, 17,640 bushels of potatoes, 12,213 bushels of oats, 9,748 acres of improved land in farms, 6,187 bushels of turnips, 5,930 bushels of buckwheat, 5,303 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 4,903 acres of farmland under crops, 4,732 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,636 chickens, 2,928 acres of hay crops, 2,786 tons of hay, 1,481 sheep, 980 sheep slaughtered or sold, 882 bushels of barley, 714 acres of oats, 691 other cattle, 535 bushels of spring wheat, 510 geese, 476 milk cows, 376 turkeys, 292 horses aged over 3 years, 237 cattle killed or sold, 200 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 198 swine slaughtered or sold, 186 occupants of farms, 173 farm occupants who own their land, 153 bushels of beans, 134 ducks, 113 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 110 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 107 acres of potatoes, 102 swine, 70 horses aged 3 years and under, 65 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 59 acres of barley, 52 oxen, 50 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 49 bushels of peas, 47 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 45 acres of wheat, 29 acres of turnips, 16 bushels of corn, 14 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 13 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 12 farm occupants who rent their land, 10 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 3 bushels of winter wheat, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS030012— 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 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/.