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 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,252 total population, 645 males, 607 females, 409 married persons, 223 families, 205 married males, 204 married females, 66 widowed persons, 45 widowed females, 21 widowed males, 5.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 777 single persons under 18, 419 single males under 18, 358 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,252 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 222 occupied houses, 221 houses, 221 houses built of wood, 213 houses of 1 story, 131 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 38 houses of 5 rooms, 33 houses of 4 rooms, 24 uninhabited houses, 9 houses of 2 rooms, 8 houses of 2 stories, 7 houses of 3 rooms, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 33,155 pounds of homemade butter, 26,274 bushels of potatoes, 18,929 acres of land in farms, 13,957 acres of improved land in farms, 10,375 bushels of oats, 9,036 acres of farmland in pasture, 6,919 bushels of turnips, 4,972 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,827 acres of farmland under crops, 3,772 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 3,463 acres of hay crops, 2,216 tons of hay, 2,189 chickens, 1,677 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,556 bushels of barley, 1,394 sheep, 1,128 sheep slaughtered or sold, 807 bushels of buckwheat, 592 acres of oats, 472 other cattle, 370 milk cows, 293 swine slaughtered or sold, 233 cattle killed or sold, 224 acres of potatoes, 199 horses aged over 3 years, 199 occupants of farms, 189 farm occupants who own their land, 154 swine, 143 oxen, 94 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 93 geese, 89 acres of barley, 88 horses aged 3 years and under, 81 bushels of beans, 77 turkeys, 68 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 66 bushels of peas, 62 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 52 bushels of spring wheat, 39 acres of turnips, 38 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 37 bushels of rye, 36 ducks, 21 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 10 bushels of corn, 10 farm occupants who rent their land, 10 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 7 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 5 acres of wheat, 1 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS037014— 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 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/.