River Philip, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
River Philip was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 967. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.625°N, 63.934°W.
Population
In 1911, River Philip had a population of 967: 499 male and 468 female residents. Population density was 10.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 1911
In the 1911 census, River Philip shared boundaries with:
- Doherty Creek
- Economy
- Five Islands
- Mansfield
- Middleboro
- Oxford, T-V
- Rodney
- Springhill, T-V
- Westchester
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 956 |
| POP F | 468 |
| POP M | 499 |
| POP TOT | 967 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 22 |
| ANGLICANS | 74 |
| BAPTISTS | 171 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 734 |
| BRIT IRISH | 80 |
| BRIT OTHER | 9 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 108 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 5 |
| DWELLINGS | 196 |
| F MARRIED | 187 |
| F SINGLE | 252 |
| F WIDOWED | 29 |
| FAMILIES | 201 |
| FRENCH | 14 |
| GERMAN | 16 |
| LUTHERANS | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 186 |
| M SINGLE | 296 |
| M WIDOWED | 17 |
| METHODISTS | 506 |
| MORMONS | 27 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 104 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 16 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 5 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 41 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS042020— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/river-philip-ns042020-1911/.