River Philip, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
River Philip was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,463. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.693°N, 63.952°W.
Population
In 1871, River Philip had a population of 2,463: 1,248 male and 1,215 female residents. Population density was 11.9 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 NO DATA, 1861 (0.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, River Philip shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 417 |
| Number of females | 1,215 |
| Number of males | 1,248 |
| Number of married females | 391 |
| Number of married males | 396 |
| Number of married persons | 787 |
| Number of widowed females | 30 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 46 |
| Total population | 2,463 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 794 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 836 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,630 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 385 |
| Number of occupied houses | 385 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,515 |
| BWT BU | 14,001 |
| CRN BU | 18 |
| HAY AC | 4,723 |
| HAY TONS | 4,745 |
| OAT BU | 28,647 |
| PEA BU | 126 |
| POT AC | 401 |
| POT BU | 54,120 |
| RYE BU | 519 |
| Total area (acres) | 137,750 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,325 |
| WHT WTR BU | 27 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 348 |
| AREA | 137,750 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 197 |
| CD | 198 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 417 |
| FEMALE | 1,215 |
| GRA BU | 136 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 385 |
| INHABITED | 385 |
| MALE | 1,248 |
| MARRIED F | 391 |
| MARRIED M | 396 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 787 |
| POPULATION | 2,463 |
| ROOT BU | 779 |
| SINGLE F | 794 |
| SINGLE M | 836 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,630 |
| TUR BU | 4,675 |
| UNINHABITED | 7 |
| WIDOWED F | 30 |
| WIDOWED M | 16 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 46 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS198007— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/river-philip-ns198007-1871/.