South-River, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
South-River was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 544. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.523°N, 61.955°W.
Population
In 1901, South-River had a population of 544: 279 male and 265 female residents. Population density was 27.6 people per square mile.
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, South-River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 99 |
| Number of females | 265 |
| Number of males | 279 |
| Number of married females | 60 |
| Number of married males | 59 |
| Number of single females | 188 |
| Number of single males | 201 |
| Number of widowed females | 17 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| POP F | 265 |
| POP M | 279 |
| POP TOT | 544 |
| Total population | 544 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 99 |
Other recorded variables (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAMILIES | 99 |
| HOUSES | 99 |
| MARRIED F | 60 |
| MARRIED M | 59 |
| SINGLE F | 188 |
| SINGLE M | 201 |
| WIDOWED F | 17 |
| WIDOWED M | 19 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS027015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS027015— 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). "South-River, Nova Scotia (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/south-river-ns027015-1901/.