Little Harbour, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Little Harbour was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 900. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6650247. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.600°N, 62.537°W.
Population
In 1881, Little Harbour had a population of 900: 458 male and 442 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 852 |
| 1881 | 900 |
| 1891 | 762 |
| 1901 | 618 |
| 1911 | 509 |
| 1921 | 520 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Little Harbour 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 900 total population, 458 males, 442 females, 245 married persons, 172 families, 124 married males, 121 married females, 49 widowed persons, 34 widowed females, 15 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 606 single persons under 18, 319 single males under 18, 287 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 166 inhabited houses, 166 occupied houses, 7 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 21,855 bushels of potatoes, 11,486 bushels of oats, 5,457 bushels of turnips, 5,205 bushels of spring wheat, 1,117 tons of hay, 990 acres of hay crops, 505 bushels of barley, 377 acres of wheat, 189 bushels of buckwheat, 150 bushels of peas and beans, 148 acres of potatoes, 61 bushels of other root crops, 47 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 900 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:
NS020018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS016019— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q6650247
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Harbour,_Pictou,_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). "Little Harbour, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/little-harbour-ns020018-1881/.