New Harbour, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
New Harbour was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 380. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7008432. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.226°N, 61.515°W.
Population
In 1901, New Harbour had a population of 380: 201 male and 179 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 1901
In the 1901 census, New Harbour shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 11 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 380 total population, 201 males, 179 females, 125 single males, 104 single females, 71 families, 70 married males, 67 married females, 8 widowed females, 6 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 68 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS032017— 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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/new-harbour-ns032017-1901/.