Harbor Bouche, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Harbor Bouche was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,953. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.650°N, 61.543°W.
Population
In 1871, Harbor Bouche had a population of 1,953: 961 male and 992 female residents. Population density was 43.1 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 NO DATA, 1861 (0.2% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Tracadie, 1881 (44.4% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Harbour au Bouche, 1881 (55.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Harbor Bouche shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 301 |
| Number of females | 992 |
| Number of males | 961 |
| Number of married females | 264 |
| Number of married males | 267 |
| Number of married persons | 531 |
| Number of widowed females | 60 |
| Number of widowed males | 33 |
| Number of widowed persons | 93 |
| Total population | 1,953 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 668 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 661 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,329 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 18 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 301 |
| Number of occupied houses | 301 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,573 |
| BWT BU | 33 |
| CRN BU | 60 |
| HAY AC | 2,440 |
| HAY TONS | 1,965 |
| OAT BU | 10,470 |
| PEA BU | 173 |
| POT AC | 198 |
| POT BU | 15,482 |
| RYE BU | 18 |
| Total area (acres) | 24,912 |
| WHT SP BU | 597 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 63 |
| AREA | 24,912 |
| BEING BUILT | 18 |
| BEN BU | 102 |
| CD | 201 |
| CSD | 9 |
| FAMILIES | 301 |
| FEMALE | 992 |
| GRA BU | 18 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 301 |
| INHABITED | 301 |
| MALE | 961 |
| MARRIED F | 264 |
| MARRIED M | 267 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 531 |
| POPULATION | 1,953 |
| ROOT BU | 31 |
| SINGLE F | 668 |
| SINGLE M | 661 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,329 |
| TUR BU | 545 |
| UNINHABITED | 5 |
| WIDOWED F | 60 |
| WIDOWED M | 33 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 93 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS201009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS201009— 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). "Harbor Bouche, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/harbor-bouche-ns201009-1871/.