Little Harbour, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Little Harbour was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 509. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6650247. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.634°N, 62.547°W.
Population
In 1911, Little Harbour had a population of 509: 257 male and 252 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Little Harbour shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 20 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 509 total population, 257 males in the population, 252 females in the population, 158 single (never-married) males, 154 single (never-married) females, 106 families, 85 married males, 78 married females, 20 widowed females, 14 widowed males. 618 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 480 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 19 persons of British origin (English), 9 persons of French origin, 1 persons of British origin (Irish). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 470 Presbyterians, 27 Roman Catholics, 11 Anglicans (Church of England), 1 Baptists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 106 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS050018— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/little-harbour-ns050018-1911/.