Sheet Harbour, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Sheet Harbour was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,487. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7492525. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.925°N, 62.523°W.
Population
In 1891, Sheet Harbour had a population of 1,487: 746 male and 741 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,023 |
| 1881 | 1,197 |
| 1891 | 1,487 |
| 1901 | 1,583 |
| 1911 | 1,354 |
| 1921 | 974 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Sheet Harbour shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 72 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,487 total population, 746 males, 741 females, 485 married persons, 256 families, 244 married males, 241 married females, 48 widowed persons, 36 widowed females, 12 widowed males, 5.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 954 single persons under 18, 490 single males under 18, 464 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,487 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 240 occupied houses, 238 houses, 238 houses built of wood, 236 houses of 1 story, 102 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 45 houses of 4 rooms, 41 houses of 3 rooms, 26 houses of 5 rooms, 15 houses of 2 rooms, 6 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 2 houses of 2 stories, 1 houses under construction, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 45,499 acres of land in farms, 44,166 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 12,940 pounds of homemade butter, 4,654 bushels of potatoes, 2,435 chickens, 1,333 acres of improved land in farms, 913 acres of farmland under crops, 824 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 594 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 555 tons of hay, 529 sheep, 441 acres of hay crops, 396 acres of farmland in pasture, 258 occupants of farms, 231 milk cows, 224 bushels of oats, 208 farm occupants who own their land, 155 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 146 geese, 133 ducks, 112 other cattle, 110 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 104 sheep slaughtered or sold, 102 horses aged over 3 years, 100 cattle killed or sold, 68 swine, 67 bushels of turnips, 59 acres of potatoes, 59 swine slaughtered or sold, 50 farm occupants who rent their land, 45 oxen, 40 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 31 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 24 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 21 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 14 acres of oats, 12 other fowl, 11 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 10 bushels of corn, 6 bushels of barley, 5 horses aged 3 years and under, 1 acres of turnips. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS034019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS011033— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7492525
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheet_Harbour,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheet_Harbour
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). "Sheet Harbour, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/sheet-harbour-ns034019-1891/.