Indian Harbour, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Indian Harbour was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 707. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6020404. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.148°N, 61.858°W.
Population
In 1891, Indian Harbour had a population of 707: 365 male and 342 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Indian Harbour shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 66 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 707 total population, 365 males, 342 females, 237 married persons, 128 families, 120 married females, 117 married males, 32 widowed persons, 20 widowed females, 12 widowed males, 5.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 438 single persons under 18, 236 single males under 18, 202 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 706 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 128 houses, 128 houses built of wood, 128 occupied houses, 123 houses of 1 story, 68 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 20 houses of 4 rooms, 20 houses of 5 rooms, 15 houses of 3 rooms, 5 houses of 2 rooms, 5 houses of 2 stories, 3 houses under construction, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 8,464 acres of land in farms, 7,607 pounds of homemade butter, 7,278 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,979 bushels of potatoes, 2,555 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,186 acres of improved land in farms, 893 sheep, 876 chickens, 658 acres of farmland in pasture, 528 acres of farmland under crops, 443 tons of hay, 416 acres of hay crops, 171 milk cows, 122 occupants of farms, 115 farm occupants who own their land, 112 other cattle, 90 sheep slaughtered or sold, 82 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 49 swine slaughtered or sold, 48 geese, 45 horses aged over 3 years, 43 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 40 bushels of buckwheat, 38 cattle killed or sold, 37 acres of potatoes, 31 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 25 bushels of turnips, 25 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 24 bushels of oats, 21 oxen, 17 ducks, 17 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 13 horses aged 3 years and under, 9 swine, 7 farm occupants who rent their land, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 bushels of beans, 1 acres of oats. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS032009— 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 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). "Indian Harbour, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/indian-harbour-ns032009-1891/.