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 density was 10.9 people per square mile.
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 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 194 |
| Number of families | 194 |
| Number of females | 510 |
| Number of males | 593 |
| Number of married females | 193 |
| Number of married males | 194 |
| Number of married persons | 387 |
| Number of widowed females | 13 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 20 |
| POP TOT | 1,103 |
| Total population | 1,103 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 304 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 392 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 696 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 187 |
| Number of occupied houses | 187 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 750 |
| Acres of potatoes | 169 |
| Acres of wheat | 17 |
| BAR BU | 94 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 94 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,493 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 22 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,099 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 97 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 23,782 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 21 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,635 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 278 |
| BWT BU | 1,493 |
| CRN BU | 22 |
| HAY AC | 750 |
| HAY TONS | 1,006 |
| OAT BU | 2,099 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 8 |
| POT AC | 169 |
| POT BU | 23,782 |
| RYE BU | 21 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,006 |
| WHT AC | 17 |
| WHT SP BU | 20 |
| WHT WTR BU | 278 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 304 |
| C UNMD M | 392 |
| C UNMD TOT | 696 |
| D OCC | 187 |
| FEMALE | 510 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 187 |
| MALE | 593 |
| MD F | 193 |
| MD M | 194 |
| MD TOT | 387 |
| NUMBER CD | 22 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 97 |
| TUR BU | 1,635 |
| WID F | 13 |
| WID M | 7 |
| WID TOT | 20 |
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/.