Harbour au Bouche, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Harbour au Bouche was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,066. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.660°N, 61.510°W.
Population
In 1891, Harbour au Bouche had a population of 1,066: 522 male and 544 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 2,133 |
| 1891 | 1,066 |
| 1901 | 795 |
| 1911 | 675 |
| 1921 | 671 |
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, Harbour au Bouche shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,066 total population, 544 females, 522 males, 266 married persons, 175 families, 134 married males, 132 married females, 68 widowed persons, 53 widowed females, 15 widowed males, 6 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 732 single persons under 18, 373 single males under 18, 359 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 723 French Canadians, 343 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 172 houses, 172 houses built of wood, 172 occupied houses, 168 houses of 1 story, 50 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 49 houses of 4 rooms, 32 houses of 5 rooms, 26 houses of 3 rooms, 12 uninhabited houses, 11 houses of 2 rooms, 4 houses of 2 stories, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses under construction, 1 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 15,560 pounds of homemade butter, 8,548 bushels of potatoes, 7,640 acres of land in farms, 4,271 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,369 acres of improved land in farms, 2,545 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,327 acres of farmland under crops, 1,950 bushels of oats, 1,451 acres of hay crops, 1,220 tons of hay, 1,154 chickens, 1,029 acres of farmland in pasture, 850 sheep, 700 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 515 bushels of turnips, 462 bushels of barley, 397 sheep slaughtered or sold, 355 bushels of spring wheat, 304 other cattle, 302 milk cows, 193 cattle killed or sold, 177 occupants of farms, 172 farm occupants who own their land, 132 swine slaughtered or sold, 110 oxen, 92 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 90 acres of oats, 89 acres of potatoes, 88 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 81 bushels of beans, 65 swine, 58 horses aged over 3 years, 42 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 33 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 26 bushels of peas, 25 acres of wheat, 23 acres of barley, 15 bushels of buckwheat, 15 horses aged 3 years and under, 13 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 12 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 5 ducks, 5 farm occupants who rent their land, 4 bushels of corn, 3 acres of turnips, 3 geese, 2 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS027006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS005004— 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). "Harbour au Bouche, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/harbour-au-bouche-ns027006-1891/.