Indian Harbour, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
Indian Harbour was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 838. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6020404. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.148°N, 61.858°W.
Population
In 1901, Indian Harbour had a population of 838: 459 male and 379 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Indian Harbour shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 838 total population, 459 males, 379 females, 297 single males, 219 single females, 161 families, 148 married males, 140 married females, 20 widowed females, 13 widowed males, 1 divorced males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 161 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS032008— 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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/indian-harbour-ns032008-1901/.