Indian Harbour, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Indian Harbour was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 785. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6020404. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.148°N, 61.858°W.
Population
In 1881, Indian Harbour had a population of 785: 411 male and 374 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 785 |
| 1891 | 707 |
| 1901 | 838 |
| 1911 | 516 |
| 1921 | — |
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 Wine Harbor, 1871 (64.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Indian Harbour shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 46 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 785 total population, 411 males, 374 females, 232 married persons, 138 families, 118 married males, 114 married females, 34 widowed persons, 22 widowed females, 12 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 519 single persons under 18, 281 single males under 18, 238 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 138 inhabited houses, 138 occupied houses, 4 houses under construction, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 4,324 bushels of potatoes, 480 tons of hay, 466 bushels of oats, 301 acres of hay crops, 97 bushels of buckwheat, 63 bushels of turnips, 60 bushels of spring wheat, 44 acres of potatoes, 39 bushels of other root crops, 16 bushels of barley, 3 acres of wheat, 2 bushels of peas and beans. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 4,114 fathoms of fishing nets, 1,067 barrels of herring or alewives, 849 quintals of cod, 373 gallons of fish oil, 145 barrels of mackerel, 88 men on fishing boats, 67 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock, 60 fishing boats, 55 barrels of salmon, 26 barrels of gaspareaux, 4 barrels of trout, 4 men on fishing vessels, 3 barrels of eels, 2 barrels of halibut, 1 barrels of other fish, 1 fishing vessels. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.) The 1881 enumerator also recorded 52,900 pounds of lobster canned — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 785 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:
NS008006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS010012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q6020404
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Harbour_Lake,_Nova_Scotia
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). "Indian Harbour, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/indian-harbour-ns008006-1881/.