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 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 density was 34.3 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).
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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 618 |
| POP F | 252 |
| POP M | 257 |
| POP TOT | 509 |
Other recorded variables (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 11 |
| BAPTISTS | 1 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 19 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 480 |
| DWELLINGS | 106 |
| F MARRIED | 78 |
| F SINGLE | 154 |
| F WIDOWED | 20 |
| FAMILIES | 106 |
| FRENCH | 9 |
| M MARRIED | 85 |
| M SINGLE | 158 |
| M WIDOWED | 14 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 470 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 27 |
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: 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 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/.