Harbourville, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Harbourville was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 391. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5654917. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.140°N, 64.774°W.
Population
In 1921, Harbourville had a population of 391: 197 male and 194 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,557 |
| 1881 | 1,445 |
| 1891 | 1,252 |
| 1901 | 345 |
| 1911 | 421 |
| 1921 | 391 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Harbourville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 391 total population, 197 males in the population, 194 females in the population, 178 males born in Canada, 174 females born in Canada, 12 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 11 females born outside the British Empire, 9 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 7 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 310 persons of British origin (English), 40 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 36 persons of British origin (Irish), 3 persons of French origin, 2 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 245 Baptists, 67 Methodists, 41 Anglicans (Church of England), 28 Roman Catholics, 10 Presbyterians. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS014007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS014007_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5654917
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harbourville,_Nova_Scotia
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1921 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). "Harbourville, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/harbourville-ns014007-1921/.