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 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 density was 6.0 people per square mile.
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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 380 |
| POP F | 178 |
| POP M | 180 |
| POP TOT | 358 |
Other recorded variables (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 3 |
| BAPTISTS | 214 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 161 |
| BRIT IRISH | 38 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 150 |
| DWELLINGS | 68 |
| F MARRIED | 73 |
| F SINGLE | 94 |
| F WIDOWED | 11 |
| FAMILIES | 69 |
| GERMAN | 9 |
| M MARRIED | 71 |
| M SINGLE | 106 |
| M WIDOWED | 3 |
| METHODISTS | 139 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 2 |
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: 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 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/.