Harwood Hill, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Harwood Hill was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,163. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.698°N, 62.831°W.
Population
In 1881, Harwood Hill had a population of 1,163: 575 male and 588 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,167 |
| 1881 | 1,163 |
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 became part of Hardwood Hill, 1891 (46.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Harwood Hill shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,163 total population, 588 females, 575 males, 328 married persons, 209 families, 164 married females, 164 married males, 50 widowed persons, 34 widowed females, 16 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 785 single persons under 18, 395 single males under 18, 390 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 204 inhabited houses, 204 occupied houses, 13 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 23,001 bushels of potatoes, 15,300 bushels of oats, 6,451 bushels of turnips, 5,934 bushels of spring wheat, 1,843 tons of hay, 1,680 acres of hay crops, 1,172 bushels of buckwheat, 590 bushels of barley, 450 acres of wheat, 219 bushels of other root crops, 183 acres of potatoes, 95 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 42 bushels of peas and beans. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,163 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS020008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS020008— 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 1881 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). "Harwood Hill, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/harwood-hill-ns020008-1881/.