New Harbour, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
New Harbour was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 358. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7008432. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.226°N, 61.515°W.
Population
In 1911, New Harbour had a population of 358: 180 male and 178 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 1911
In the 1911 census, New Harbour shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 20 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 358 total population, 180 males in the population, 178 females in the population, 106 single (never-married) males, 94 single (never-married) females, 73 married females, 71 married males, 69 families, 11 widowed females, 3 widowed males. 380 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 161 persons of British origin (English), 150 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 38 persons of British origin (Irish), 9 persons of German origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 214 Baptists, 139 Methodists, 3 Anglicans (Church of England), 2 Presbyterians. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 68 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS044021— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/new-harbour-ns044021-1911/.