New Harbour, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
New Harbour was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 353. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7008432. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.226°N, 61.515°W.
Population
In 1891, New Harbour had a population of 353: 193 male and 160 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, New Harbour shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 353 total population, 193 males, 160 females, 115 married persons, 70 families, 58 married males, 57 married females, 14 widowed persons, 8 widowed females, 6 widowed males, 5 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 224 single persons under 18, 129 single males under 18, 95 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 353 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 61 houses, 61 houses built of wood, 61 houses of 1 story, 61 occupied houses, 23 houses of 4 rooms, 21 uninhabited houses, 16 houses of 5 rooms, 11 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 7 houses of 3 rooms, 4 houses of 2 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 4,744 acres of land in farms, 4,450 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,893 pounds of homemade butter, 1,743 bushels of potatoes, 1,554 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 555 chickens, 404 sheep, 294 acres of improved land in farms, 247 tons of hay, 215 bushels of turnips, 160 acres of farmland under crops, 158 acres of hay crops, 131 acres of farmland in pasture, 68 milk cows, 64 occupants of farms, 63 farm occupants who own their land, 57 other cattle, 37 geese, 32 sheep slaughtered or sold, 30 bushels of oats, 29 ducks, 29 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 24 cattle killed or sold, 22 horses aged over 3 years, 22 oxen, 20 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 18 acres of potatoes, 16 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 12 swine slaughtered or sold, 10 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 7 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 5 other fowl, 3 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 3 horses aged 3 years and under, 2 acres of oats, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 acres of turnips, 1 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS032016— 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 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). "New Harbour, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/new-harbour-ns032016-1891/.