River Philip, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
River Philip was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 956. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.625°N, 63.934°W.
Population
In 1901, River Philip had a population of 956: 491 male and 465 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,463 |
| 1881 | 2,974 |
| 1891 | 1,031 |
| 1901 | 956 |
| 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 1901
In the 1901 census, River Philip shared boundaries with:
- Doherty Creek
- Economy
- Five Islands
- Mansfield
- Middleboro
- Oxford, T-V
- Polling district No. 26, 27, 28
- Rodney
- Westchester
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 11 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 956 total population, 491 males, 465 females, 307 single males, 262 single females, 191 families, 177 married females, 176 married males, 26 widowed females, 8 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 191 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS030018— 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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/river-philip-ns030018-1901/.