Harbourville, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Harbourville was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,252. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5654917. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.126°N, 64.785°W.
Population
In 1891, Harbourville had a population of 1,252: 645 male and 607 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).
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Harbourville, 1901 (3.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Harbourville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 161 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 223 |
| Number of families | 223 |
| Number of females | 607 |
| Number of males | 645 |
| Number of married females | 204 |
| Number of married males | 205 |
| Number of married persons | 409 |
| Number of widowed females | 45 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 66 |
| POP F | 607 |
| POP M | 645 |
| POP TOT | 1,252 |
| Total population | 1,252 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 358 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 419 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 777 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,252 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 221 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 221 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 213 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 8 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 131 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 222 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 24 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 89 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 94 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 9,036 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,972 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,827 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,463 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 13,957 |
| Acres of land in farms | 18,929 |
| Acres of oats | 592 |
| Acres of potatoes | 224 |
| Acres of turnips | 39 |
| Acres of wheat | 5 |
| BAR AC | 89 |
| BAR BU | 1,556 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,556 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 81 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 807 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 10,375 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 66 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 26,274 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 37 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 52 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,919 |
| BWT BU | 807 |
| CRN BU | 10 |
| HAY AC | 3,463 |
| HAY TONS | 2,216 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 233 |
| Number of chickens | 2,189 |
| Number of ducks | 36 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 189 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 10 |
| Number of geese | 93 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 88 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 199 |
| Number of milk cows | 370 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 199 |
| Number of other cattle | 472 |
| Number of other fowl | 1 |
| Number of oxen | 143 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 62 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 38 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 68 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 21 |
| Number of sheep | 1,394 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,128 |
| Number of swine | 154 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 293 |
| Number of turkeys | 77 |
| OAT AC | 592 |
| OAT BU | 10,375 |
| PEA BU | 66 |
| POT AC | 224 |
| POT BU | 26,274 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,677 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,772 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 33,155 |
| RYE BU | 37 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,216 |
| WHT AC | 5 |
| WHT SP BU | 52 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 62 |
| A 11 50 | 38 |
| A 201 PL | 10 |
| A 51 100 | 68 |
| BEN BU | 81 |
| BUTTER LB | 33,155 |
| CATTLE KS | 233 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 358 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 419 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 777 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,677 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 88 |
| DUCKS | 36 |
| FAMILIES | 223 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,772 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 93 |
| GRA BU | 7 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,189 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 199 |
| HOUSES | 221 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 38 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 33 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 213 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 131 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 9 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 8 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 24 |
| HOUSES W | 221 |
| INF 11 A | 21 |
| MD FEM | 204 |
| MD MALE | 205 |
| MD TOT | 409 |
| MILK COWS | 370 |
| NAME CD | King's |
| OC F | 10 |
| OC P | 189 |
| OC TOT | 199 |
| OTHER FOWL | 1 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 472 |
| OTHERS | 1,252 |
| SHEEP | 1,394 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,128 |
| SUP AM | 13,957 |
| SUP FOR | 4,972 |
| SUP JV | 94 |
| SUP PAT | 9,036 |
| SUP SC | 4,827 |
| SUP TOT | 18,929 |
| SWINE | 154 |
| SWINE KS | 293 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 222 |
| TUR AC | 39 |
| TUR BU | 6,919 |
| TURKEY | 77 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 45 |
| WID MALE | 21 |
| WID TOT | 66 |
| WORKING OX | 143 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS037014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS014007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5654917
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). "Harbourville, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/harbourville-ns037014-1891/.