Neil Harbour, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Neil Harbour was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 429. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6988219. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.786°N, 60.352°W.
Population
In 1891, Neil Harbour had a population of 429: 229 male and 200 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 429 |
| 1901 | 373 |
| 1911 | 395 |
| 1921 | 391 |
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 Cape North, 1881 (28.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Neil Harbour shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 429 total population, 229 males, 200 females, 135 married persons, 73 families, 68 married females, 67 married males, 12 widowed persons, 7 widowed females, 5.90 average size of families, 5 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 282 single persons under 18, 157 single males under 18, 125 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 428 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 70 houses, 70 houses built of wood, 70 occupied houses, 46 houses of 1 story, 29 houses of 4 rooms, 24 houses of 2 stories, 18 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 11 houses under construction, 10 houses of 2 rooms, 8 houses of 3 rooms, 4 houses of 5 rooms, 3 uninhabited houses, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 1,400 pounds of homemade butter, 822 acres of land in farms, 538 acres of improved land in farms, 357 chickens, 341 bushels of potatoes, 311 acres of farmland under crops, 284 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 217 acres of farmland in pasture, 52 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 47 occupants of farms, 44 farm occupants who own their land, 41 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 41 tons of hay, 30 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 25 acres of hay crops, 21 milk cows, 18 sheep, 17 swine slaughtered or sold, 16 swine, 11 cattle killed or sold, 10 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 8 ducks, 7 sheep slaughtered or sold, 5 other cattle, 4 acres of potatoes, 3 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 horses aged over 3 years, 2 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 2 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 1 oxen, 1 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS043013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS020014_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q6988219
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neils_Harbour,_Nova_Scotia
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 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). "Neil Harbour, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/neil-harbour-ns043013-1891/.