Northeast Harbour, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
Northeast Harbour was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 342. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.628°N, 65.427°W.
Population
In 1901, Northeast Harbour had a population of 342: 168 male and 174 female residents. Population density was 7.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 834 |
| 1901 | 342 |
| 1911 | 349 |
| 1921 | 301 |
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, Northeast Harbour shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 87 |
| Number of females | 174 |
| Number of males | 168 |
| Number of married females | 73 |
| Number of married males | 74 |
| Number of single females | 85 |
| Number of single males | 83 |
| Number of widowed females | 16 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| POP F | 174 |
| POP M | 168 |
| POP TOT | 342 |
| Total population | 342 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 84 |
Other recorded variables (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAMILIES | 87 |
| HOUSES | 84 |
| MARRIED F | 73 |
| MARRIED M | 74 |
| SINGLE F | 85 |
| SINGLE M | 83 |
| WIDOWED F | 16 |
| WIDOWED M | 11 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS040010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS019008— 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 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). "Northeast Harbour, Nova Scotia (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/northeast-harbour-ns040010-1901/.