Isaac Harbour, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Isaac Harbour was a census subdivision in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,012. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.182°N, 61.685°W.
Population
In 1881, Isaac Harbour had a population of 1,012: 512 male and 500 female residents. Population density was 12.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,012 |
| 1891 | 1,161 |
| 1901 | 1,486 |
| 1911 | 513 |
| 1921 | 356 |
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 contained Isaac’s Harbor, 1871 (57.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Isaac Harbour shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 92 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 168 |
| Number of families | 168 |
| Number of females | 500 |
| Number of males | 512 |
| Number of married females | 155 |
| Number of married males | 158 |
| Number of married persons | 313 |
| Number of widowed females | 21 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 40 |
| POP TOT | 1,012 |
| Total population | 1,012 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 324 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 335 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 659 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 5 |
| Number of houses under construction | 12 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 160 |
| Number of occupied houses | 165 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 257 |
| Acres of potatoes | 46 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 47 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 101 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 22 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,403 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 199 |
| BWT BU | 20 |
| CRN BU | 1 |
| HAY AC | 257 |
| HAY TONS | 343 |
| OAT BU | 47 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 22 |
| POT AC | 46 |
| POT BU | 4,403 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 313 |
Fisheries (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of eels produced in the past year | 6 |
| Barrels of gaspareaux produced in the past year | 34 |
| Barrels of halibut produced in the past year | 19 |
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 1,784 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 1,067 |
| Barrels of other fish produced in the past year | 123 |
| Barrels of salmon produced in the past year | 8 |
| Barrels of trout produced in the past year | 1 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 8,730 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 1,638 |
| Number of fishing boats | 88 |
| Number of fishing vessels | 2 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 183 |
| Number of men on fishing vessels | 14 |
| Pounds of lobster canned in the past year | 124,800 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 3,514 |
| Quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock produced in the past year | 4,313 |
Other recorded variables (37 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 1,784 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 183 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 88 |
| C UNMD F | 324 |
| C UNMD M | 335 |
| C UNMD TOT | 659 |
| CD NAME | Guysborough |
| COD DX K | 3,514 |
| D OCC | 165 |
| EEL XB Q | 6 |
| FEMALE | 500 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 1,638 |
| GSP XB Q | 34 |
| H CON | 12 |
| H INHAB | 160 |
| H UNINH | 17 |
| HAD DX K | 4,313 |
| HAL XB Q | 19 |
| LOB XC P | 124,800 |
| MALE | 512 |
| MCK XB Q | 1,067 |
| MD F | 155 |
| MD M | 158 |
| MD TOT | 313 |
| NET XX F | 8,730 |
| NUMBER CD | 8 |
| OTHFISH XB Q | 123 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 101 |
| SHAN | 5 |
| SLM XB Q | 8 |
| TRT XB Q | 1 |
| TUR BU | 199 |
| VESSEL MEN Q | 14 |
| VESSEL XX Q | 2 |
| WID F | 21 |
| WID M | 19 |
| WID TOT | 40 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS008019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS010015_1881— 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). "Isaac Harbour, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/isaac-harbour-ns008019-1881/.