Little Harbour, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Little Harbour was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 852. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.600°N, 62.537°W.
Population
In 1871, Little Harbour had a population of 852: 427 male and 425 female residents. Population density was 24.2 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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in NO DATA, 1861 (0.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Little Harbour shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 50 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 149 |
| Number of females | 425 |
| Number of males | 427 |
| Number of married females | 112 |
| Number of married males | 112 |
| Number of married persons | 224 |
| Number of widowed females | 26 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 35 |
| Total population | 852 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 287 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 306 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 593 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 146 |
| Number of occupied houses | 146 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,948 |
| BWT BU | 110 |
| HAY AC | 919 |
| HAY TONS | 929 |
| OAT BU | 15,427 |
| PEA BU | 95 |
| POT AC | 163 |
| POT BU | 13,314 |
| Total area (acres) | 16,312 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,156 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 396 |
| AREA | 16,312 |
| BEN BU | 4 |
| CD | 200 |
| CSD | 16 |
| FAMILIES | 149 |
| FEMALE | 425 |
| GRA BU | 28 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 146 |
| INHABITED | 146 |
| MALE | 427 |
| MARRIED F | 112 |
| MARRIED M | 112 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 224 |
| POPULATION | 852 |
| ROOT BU | 21 |
| SINGLE F | 287 |
| SINGLE M | 306 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 593 |
| TUR BU | 2,887 |
| UNINHABITED | 1 |
| WIDOWED F | 26 |
| WIDOWED M | 9 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 35 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS200016— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/little-harbour-ns200016-1871/.