New Harbour, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
New Harbour was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 326. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7008432. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.226°N, 61.515°W.
Population
In 1881, New Harbour had a population of 326: 170 male and 156 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 326 |
| 1891 | 353 |
| 1901 | 380 |
| 1911 | 358 |
| 1921 | 359 |
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 Guysborough Polling District, 1871 (40.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, New Harbour shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 40 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 326 total population, 170 males, 156 females, 117 married persons, 59 married males, 58 families, 58 married females, 9 widowed persons, 8 widowed females, 1 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 200 single persons under 18, 110 single males under 18, 90 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 57 inhabited houses, 57 occupied houses, 3 houses under construction, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 3,071 bushels of potatoes, 276 bushels of turnips, 212 tons of hay, 120 acres of hay crops, 93 bushels of oats, 45 bushels of other root crops, 34 acres of potatoes, 5 bushels of peas and beans. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 6,109 fathoms of fishing nets, 2,048 quintals of cod, 981 gallons of fish oil, 671 barrels of herring or alewives, 165 barrels of mackerel, 41 fishing boats, 35 men on fishing boats, 26 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock, 9 men on fishing vessels, 2 barrels of eels, 2 barrels of other fish, 1 barrels of halibut, 1 barrels of salmon, 1 fishing vessels, 1 shoremen. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 326 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS008015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS010024_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7008432
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Harbour,_Guysborough_County,_Nova_Scotia
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1881 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). "New Harbour, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/new-harbour-ns008015-1881/.