Country Harbour, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Country Harbour was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 447. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.260°N, 61.826°W.
Population
In 1891, Country Harbour had a population of 447: 246 male and 201 female residents. Population density was 6.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 437 |
| 1891 | 447 |
| 1901 | 705 |
| 1911 | 574 |
| 1921 | 547 |
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, Country Harbour shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 141 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 83 |
| Number of families | 83 |
| Number of females | 201 |
| Number of males | 246 |
| Number of married females | 74 |
| Number of married males | 74 |
| Number of married persons | 148 |
| Number of widowed females | 8 |
| Number of widowed males | 2 |
| Number of widowed persons | 10 |
| POP F | 201 |
| POP M | 246 |
| POP TOT | 447 |
| Total population | 447 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 119 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 170 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 289 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 447 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 79 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 79 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 79 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 80 |
Agriculture (50 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 2 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 806 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 12,790 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 800 |
| Acres of hay crops | 300 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,608 |
| Acres of land in farms | 14,398 |
| Acres of oats | 22 |
| Acres of potatoes | 40 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 76 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 215 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 368 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,062 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 199 |
| BWT BU | 215 |
| HAY AC | 300 |
| HAY TONS | 498 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 69 |
| Number of chickens | 798 |
| Number of ducks | 7 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 78 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 27 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 4 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 36 |
| Number of milk cows | 160 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 81 |
| Number of other cattle | 158 |
| Number of other fowl | 5 |
| Number of oxen | 30 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 6 |
| Number of sheep | 459 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 120 |
| Number of swine | 7 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 27 |
| OAT AC | 22 |
| OAT BU | 368 |
| PEA BU | 9 |
| POT AC | 40 |
| POT BU | 4,062 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 60 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,284 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 8,467 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 498 |
Other recorded variables (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 36 |
| A 11 50 | 4 |
| A 201 PL | 15 |
| A 51 100 | 20 |
| BEN BU | 76 |
| BUTTER LB | 8,467 |
| CATTLE KS | 69 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 119 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 170 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 289 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 60 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 4 |
| DUCKS | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 83 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,284 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 27 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 798 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 36 |
| HOUSES | 79 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 15 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 79 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 15 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 24 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 13 |
| HOUSES W | 79 |
| INF 11 A | 6 |
| MD FEM | 74 |
| MD MALE | 74 |
| MD TOT | 148 |
| MILK COWS | 160 |
| NAME CD | Guysborough |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 78 |
| OC TOT | 81 |
| OTHER FOWL | 5 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 158 |
| OTHERS | 447 |
| SHEEP | 459 |
| SHEEP KS | 120 |
| SUP AM | 1,608 |
| SUP FOR | 12,790 |
| SUP JV | 2 |
| SUP PAT | 806 |
| SUP SC | 800 |
| SUP TOT | 14,398 |
| SWINE | 7 |
| SWINE KS | 27 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 80 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 199 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 8 |
| WID MALE | 2 |
| WID TOT | 10 |
| WORKING OX | 30 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS032003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS010004_1881— 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). "Country Harbour, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/country-harbour-ns032003-1891/.