West Branch River John, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
West Branch River John was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 950. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.646°N, 63.009°W.
Population
In 1881, West Branch River John had a population of 950: 480 male and 470 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,073 |
| 1881 | 950 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, West Branch River John shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 950 total population, 480 males, 470 females, 269 married persons, 178 families, 135 married females, 134 married males, 41 widowed persons, 31 widowed females, 10 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 640 single persons under 18, 336 single males under 18, 304 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 170 inhabited houses, 170 occupied houses, 5 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 18,295 bushels of potatoes, 12,435 bushels of oats, 5,043 bushels of spring wheat, 2,236 bushels of buckwheat, 1,495 tons of hay, 1,492 acres of hay crops, 889 bushels of turnips, 385 acres of wheat, 245 bushels of barley, 157 acres of potatoes, 76 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 63 bushels of peas and beans, 19 bushels of other root crops, 1 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 950 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS020002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS020002— 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 1881 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). "West Branch River John, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/west-branch-river-john-ns020002-1881/.