Green Harbour, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Green Harbour was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 687. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.785°N, 65.142°W.
Population
In 1891, Green Harbour had a population of 687: 356 male and 331 female residents. Population density was 10.9 people per square mile.
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 Jordan River, 1881 (85.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Green Harbour shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 155 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.80 |
| FAM NO | 143 |
| Number of families | 143 |
| Number of females | 331 |
| Number of males | 356 |
| Number of married females | 127 |
| Number of married males | 127 |
| Number of married persons | 254 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 30 |
| POP F | 331 |
| POP M | 356 |
| POP TOT | 687 |
| Total population | 687 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 182 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 221 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 403 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 687 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 5 |
| Number of houses | 127 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 127 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 125 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 74 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 132 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (56 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 3 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 7 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 323 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,208 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 395 |
| Acres of hay crops | 304 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 725 |
| Acres of land in farms | 6,933 |
| Acres of oats | 4 |
| Acres of potatoes | 16 |
| Acres of turnips | 4 |
| BAR AC | 3 |
| BAR BU | 59 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 59 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 29 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 97 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 28 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,257 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 789 |
| BWT BU | 1 |
| CRN BU | 4 |
| HAY AC | 304 |
| HAY TONS | 386 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 25 |
| Number of chickens | 1,002 |
| Number of ducks | 77 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 123 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 9 |
| Number of geese | 9 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 4 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 18 |
| Number of milk cows | 133 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 132 |
| Number of other cattle | 119 |
| Number of other fowl | 48 |
| Number of oxen | 42 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 49 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 50 |
| Number of sheep | 167 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 22 |
| Number of swine | 34 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 21 |
| OAT AC | 4 |
| OAT BU | 97 |
| PEA BU | 28 |
| POT AC | 16 |
| POT BU | 2,257 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 95 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 336 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 6,198 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 386 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 11 |
| A 11 50 | 49 |
| A 201 PL | 5 |
| A 51 100 | 17 |
| BEN BU | 29 |
| BUTTER LB | 6,198 |
| CATTLE KS | 25 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 182 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 221 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 403 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 95 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 4 |
| DUCKS | 77 |
| FAMILIES | 143 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 336 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 9 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,002 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 18 |
| HOUSES | 127 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 11 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 125 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 74 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 3 |
| HOUSES W | 127 |
| INF 11 A | 50 |
| MD FEM | 127 |
| MD MALE | 127 |
| MD TOT | 254 |
| MILK COWS | 133 |
| NAME CD | Shelburne |
| OC F | 9 |
| OC P | 123 |
| OC TOT | 132 |
| OTHER FOWL | 48 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 119 |
| OTHERS | 687 |
| SHEEP | 167 |
| SHEEP KS | 22 |
| SUP AM | 725 |
| SUP FOR | 6,208 |
| SUP JV | 7 |
| SUP PAT | 323 |
| SUP SC | 395 |
| SUP TOT | 6,933 |
| SWINE | 34 |
| SWINE KS | 21 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 132 |
| TUR AC | 4 |
| TUR BU | 789 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 5 |
| WID FEM | 22 |
| WID MALE | 8 |
| WID TOT | 30 |
| WORKING OX | 42 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS042006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS042006— 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). "Green Harbour, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/green-harbour-ns042006-1891/.