Advocate Harbor, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Advocate Harbor was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,152. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.395°N, 64.816°W.
Population
In 1891, Advocate Harbor had a population of 1,152: 607 male and 545 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Advocate Harbor shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 75 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,152 total population, 607 males, 545 females, 421 married persons, 215 families, 212 married females, 209 married males, 32 widowed persons, 20 widowed females, 12 widowed males, 5.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 709 single persons under 18, 386 single males under 18, 313 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,145 persons who are not French Canadian, 7 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 201 occupied houses, 200 houses, 200 houses built of wood, 190 houses of 1 story, 139 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 30 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 14 houses of 4 rooms, 11 houses of 5 rooms, 10 houses of 2 stories, 6 houses under construction, 5 uninhabited houses, 3 houses of 2 rooms, 3 houses of 3 rooms, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 21,161 acres of land in farms, 20,734 pounds of homemade butter, 18,401 bushels of potatoes, 18,109 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,064 bushels of turnips, 3,052 acres of improved land in farms, 2,227 bushels of oats, 1,885 chickens, 1,579 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,577 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,497 tons of hay, 1,445 acres of farmland under crops, 983 acres of hay crops, 604 sheep, 528 bushels of buckwheat, 320 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 289 milk cows, 258 other cattle, 245 bushels of barley, 186 geese, 179 occupants of farms, 175 farm occupants who own their land, 151 horses aged over 3 years, 136 acres of potatoes, 123 sheep slaughtered or sold, 107 cattle killed or sold, 105 swine slaughtered or sold, 84 acres of oats, 82 swine, 64 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 33 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 31 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 30 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 26 acres of turnips, 26 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 25 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 13 horses aged 3 years and under, 13 oxen, 11 acres of barley, 6 ducks, 5 bushels of peas, 4 farm occupants who rent their land, 4 other fowl, 2 bushels of beans, 2 turkeys. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS030004— 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 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). "Advocate Harbor, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/advocate-harbor-ns030004-1891/.