Advocate Harbor, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Advocate Harbor was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 816. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.395°N, 64.816°W.
Population
In 1871, Advocate Harbor had a population of 816: 446 male and 370 female residents. Population density was 8.1 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).
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 NO DATA, 1861 (0.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Advocate Harbor shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 52 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 138 |
| Number of females | 370 |
| Number of males | 446 |
| Number of married females | 129 |
| Number of married males | 128 |
| Number of married persons | 257 |
| Number of widowed females | 12 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 17 |
| Total population | 816 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 229 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 313 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 542 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary vessels | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 121 |
| Number of occupied houses | 123 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 59 |
| BWT BU | 378 |
| HAY AC | 354 |
| HAY TONS | 441 |
| OAT BU | 2,191 |
| PEA BU | 2 |
| POT AC | 136 |
| POT BU | 14,597 |
| Total area (acres) | 65,250 |
| WHT WTR BU | 4 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA | 65,250 |
| BEING BUILT | 6 |
| CD | 198 |
| CSD | 10 |
| FAMILIES | 138 |
| FEMALE | 370 |
| GRA BU | 4 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 123 |
| INHABITED | 121 |
| MALE | 446 |
| MARRIED F | 129 |
| MARRIED M | 128 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 257 |
| POPULATION | 816 |
| ROOT BU | 17 |
| SINGLE F | 229 |
| SINGLE M | 313 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 542 |
| TUR BU | 251 |
| UNINHABITED | 3 |
| VESSELS | 2 |
| WIDOWED F | 12 |
| WIDOWED M | 5 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 17 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS198010— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/advocate-harbor-ns198010-1871/.