Little Harbour, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Little Harbour was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 762. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.600°N, 62.537°W.
Population
In 1891, Little Harbour had a population of 762: 387 male and 375 female residents. Population density was 21.6 people per square mile.
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).
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Thorburn, 1901 (57.9% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Little Harbour, 1901 (42.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Little Harbour shared boundaries with:
- Fraser's Mountain & Churchville
- French River
- McLellans Mountain
- Merigonish
- Pictou Island & Fisher's Grant
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 154 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 140 |
| Number of families | 140 |
| Number of females | 375 |
| Number of males | 387 |
| Number of married females | 111 |
| Number of married males | 110 |
| Number of married persons | 221 |
| Number of widowed females | 29 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 42 |
| POP F | 375 |
| POP M | 387 |
| POP TOT | 762 |
| Total population | 762 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 235 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 264 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 499 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 761 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 11 |
| Number of houses | 129 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 129 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 129 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 81 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 140 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 26 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 41 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,994 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,799 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,920 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,164 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,955 |
| Acres of land in farms | 11,754 |
| Acres of oats | 606 |
| Acres of potatoes | 151 |
| Acres of turnips | 21 |
| Acres of wheat | 250 |
| BAR AC | 26 |
| BAR BU | 451 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 451 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 24 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 261 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 19 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 9,057 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 105 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 21,649 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,313 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,367 |
| BWT BU | 261 |
| HAY AC | 1,164 |
| HAY TONS | 1,439 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 159 |
| Number of chickens | 2,607 |
| Number of ducks | 233 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 138 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 2 |
| Number of geese | 30 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 44 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 175 |
| Number of milk cows | 457 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 141 |
| Number of other cattle | 497 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 66 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 18 |
| Number of sheep | 1,194 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 578 |
| Number of swine | 53 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 137 |
| Number of turkeys | 208 |
| OAT AC | 606 |
| OAT BU | 9,057 |
| PEA BU | 105 |
| POT AC | 151 |
| POT BU | 21,649 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 3,078 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 425 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,065 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 21,030 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,439 |
| WHT AC | 250 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,313 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 23 |
| A 11 50 | 29 |
| A 201 PL | 5 |
| A 51 100 | 66 |
| BEN BU | 24 |
| BUTTER LB | 21,030 |
| CATTLE KS | 159 |
| CHEESE LB | 3,078 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 235 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 264 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 499 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 425 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 44 |
| DUCKS | 233 |
| FAMILIES | 140 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 5,065 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 30 |
| GRA BU | 19 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,607 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 175 |
| HOUSES | 129 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 19 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 21 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 129 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 81 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 2 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 12 |
| HOUSES W | 129 |
| INF 11 A | 18 |
| MD FEM | 111 |
| MD MALE | 110 |
| MD TOT | 221 |
| MILK COWS | 457 |
| NAME CD | Pictou |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 2 |
| OC P | 138 |
| OC TOT | 141 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 497 |
| OTHERS | 761 |
| SHEEP | 1,194 |
| SHEEP KS | 578 |
| SUP AM | 5,955 |
| SUP FOR | 5,799 |
| SUP JV | 41 |
| SUP PAT | 1,994 |
| SUP SC | 3,920 |
| SUP TOT | 11,754 |
| SWINE | 53 |
| SWINE KS | 137 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 140 |
| TUR AC | 21 |
| TUR BU | 4,367 |
| TURKEY | 208 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 11 |
| WID FEM | 29 |
| WID MALE | 13 |
| WID TOT | 42 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS039014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS016019— 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 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). "Little Harbour, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/little-harbour-ns039014-1891/.