Advocate Harbor, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Advocate Harbor was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,103. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.395°N, 64.816°W.
Population
In 1881, Advocate Harbor had a population of 1,103: 593 male and 510 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 816 |
| 1881 | 1,103 |
| 1891 | 1,152 |
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, Advocate Harbor shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,103 total population, 593 males, 510 females, 387 married persons, 194 families, 194 married males, 193 married females, 20 widowed persons, 13 widowed females, 7 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 696 single persons under 18, 392 single males under 18, 304 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 187 inhabited houses, 187 occupied houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 23,782 bushels of potatoes, 2,099 bushels of oats, 1,635 bushels of turnips, 1,493 bushels of buckwheat, 1,006 tons of hay, 750 acres of hay crops, 278 bushels of winter wheat, 169 acres of potatoes, 97 bushels of other root crops, 94 bushels of barley, 22 bushels of corn, 21 bushels of rye, 20 bushels of spring wheat, 17 acres of wheat, 8 bushels of peas and beans, 1 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,103 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:
NS022011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS030004— 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). "Advocate Harbor, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/advocate-harbor-ns022011-1881/.