Neil Harbour, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Neil Harbour was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 429. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.786°N, 60.352°W.
Population
In 1891, Neil Harbour had a population of 429: 229 male and 200 female residents. Population density was 15.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 429 |
| 1901 | 373 |
| 1911 | 395 |
| 1921 | 391 |
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 Cape North, 1881 (28.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Neil Harbour shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 124 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.90 |
| FAM NO | 73 |
| Number of families | 73 |
| Number of females | 200 |
| Number of males | 229 |
| Number of married females | 68 |
| Number of married males | 67 |
| Number of married persons | 135 |
| Number of widowed females | 7 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 12 |
| POP F | 200 |
| POP M | 229 |
| POP TOT | 429 |
| Total population | 429 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 125 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 157 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 282 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 428 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 70 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 70 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 46 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 24 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses under construction | 11 |
| Number of occupied houses | 70 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (36 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 10 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 217 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 284 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 311 |
| Acres of hay crops | 25 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 538 |
| Acres of land in farms | 822 |
| Acres of potatoes | 4 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 341 |
| HAY AC | 25 |
| HAY TONS | 41 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 11 |
| Number of chickens | 357 |
| Number of ducks | 8 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 44 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 2 |
| Number of milk cows | 21 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 47 |
| Number of other cattle | 5 |
| Number of oxen | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 41 |
| Number of sheep | 18 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 7 |
| Number of swine | 16 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 17 |
| POT AC | 4 |
| POT BU | 341 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 52 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 30 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 1,400 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 41 |
Other recorded variables (55 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 1 |
| A 11 50 | 2 |
| A 201 PL | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 2 |
| BUTTER LB | 1,400 |
| CATTLE KS | 11 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 125 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 157 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 282 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 52 |
| DUCKS | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 73 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 30 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 357 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 2 |
| HOUSES | 70 |
| HOUSES CON | 11 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 29 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 46 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 18 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 10 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 24 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 3 |
| HOUSES W | 70 |
| INF 11 A | 41 |
| MD FEM | 68 |
| MD MALE | 67 |
| MD TOT | 135 |
| MILK COWS | 21 |
| NAME CD | Victoria |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 44 |
| OC TOT | 47 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 5 |
| OTHERS | 428 |
| SHEEP | 18 |
| SHEEP KS | 7 |
| SUP AM | 538 |
| SUP FOR | 284 |
| SUP JV | 10 |
| SUP PAT | 217 |
| SUP SC | 311 |
| SUP TOT | 822 |
| SWINE | 16 |
| SWINE KS | 17 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 70 |
| WID FEM | 7 |
| WID MALE | 5 |
| WID TOT | 12 |
| WORKING OX | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS043013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS020014_1891— 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). "Neil Harbour, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/neil-harbour-ns043013-1891/.