Harbourville, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Harbourville was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,557. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5654917. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.126°N, 64.785°W.
Population
In 1871, Harbourville had a population of 1,557: 813 male and 744 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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in NO DATA, 1861 (0.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Harbourville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 274 |
| Number of females | 744 |
| Number of males | 813 |
| Number of married females | 251 |
| Number of married males | 250 |
| Number of married persons | 501 |
| Number of widowed females | 34 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 48 |
| Total population | 1,557 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 459 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 549 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,008 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 257 |
| Number of occupied houses | 258 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 2,381 |
| BWT BU | 1,622 |
| CRN BU | 26 |
| HAY AC | 3,399 |
| HAY TONS | 2,300 |
| OAT BU | 8,619 |
| PEA BU | 108 |
| POT AC | 340 |
| POT BU | 34,217 |
| RYE BU | 241 |
| Total area (acres) | 23,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 440 |
| WHT WTR BU | 15 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 26 |
| AREA | 23,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 86 |
| CD | 189 |
| CSD | 11 |
| FAMILIES | 274 |
| FEMALE | 744 |
| GRA BU | 30 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 258 |
| INHABITED | 257 |
| MALE | 813 |
| MARRIED F | 251 |
| MARRIED M | 250 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 501 |
| POPULATION | 1,557 |
| ROOT BU | 158 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 459 |
| SINGLE M | 549 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,008 |
| TUR BU | 6,212 |
| UNINHABITED | 9 |
| WIDOWED F | 34 |
| WIDOWED M | 14 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 48 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS189011— 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 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). "Harbourville, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/harbourville-ns189011-1871/.