Northeast Harbour, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Northeast Harbour was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 834. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.628°N, 65.427°W.
Population
In 1891, Northeast Harbour had a population of 834: 415 male and 419 female residents. Population density was 18.3 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Northeast Harbour shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 147 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.80 |
| FAM NO | 172 |
| Number of families | 172 |
| Number of females | 419 |
| Number of males | 415 |
| Number of married females | 159 |
| Number of married males | 159 |
| Number of married persons | 318 |
| Number of widowed females | 28 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 32 |
| POP F | 419 |
| POP M | 415 |
| POP TOT | 834 |
| Total population | 834 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 232 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 252 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 484 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 834 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 172 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 172 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 168 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 45 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 93 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 172 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (54 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 2 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 16 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 335 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,426 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 645 |
| Acres of hay crops | 564 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 996 |
| Acres of land in farms | 10,422 |
| Acres of oats | 8 |
| Acres of potatoes | 65 |
| Acres of turnips | 16 |
| BAR AC | 2 |
| BAR BU | 61 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 61 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 22 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 167 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,704 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,131 |
| BWT BU | 1 |
| HAY AC | 564 |
| HAY TONS | 718 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 40 |
| Number of chickens | 1,692 |
| Number of ducks | 170 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 162 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 8 |
| Number of geese | 2 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 3 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 21 |
| Number of milk cows | 203 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 170 |
| Number of other cattle | 146 |
| Number of other fowl | 10 |
| Number of oxen | 89 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 91 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 40 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 18 |
| Number of sheep | 1,420 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 50 |
| Number of swine | 73 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 64 |
| OAT AC | 8 |
| OAT BU | 167 |
| PEA BU | 12 |
| POT AC | 65 |
| POT BU | 4,704 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 485 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,061 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 19,816 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 718 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 17 |
| A 11 50 | 91 |
| A 201 PL | 4 |
| A 51 100 | 40 |
| BEN BU | 22 |
| BUTTER LB | 19,816 |
| CATTLE KS | 40 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 232 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 252 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 484 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 485 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 3 |
| DUCKS | 170 |
| FAMILIES | 172 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,061 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 2 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,692 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 21 |
| HOUSES | 172 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 45 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 23 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 168 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 93 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 4 |
| HOUSES W | 172 |
| INF 11 A | 18 |
| MD FEM | 159 |
| MD MALE | 159 |
| MD TOT | 318 |
| MILK COWS | 203 |
| NAME CD | Shelburne |
| OC F | 8 |
| OC P | 162 |
| OC TOT | 170 |
| OTHER FOWL | 10 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 146 |
| OTHERS | 834 |
| SHEEP | 1,420 |
| SHEEP KS | 50 |
| SUP AM | 996 |
| SUP FOR | 9,426 |
| SUP JV | 16 |
| SUP PAT | 335 |
| SUP SC | 645 |
| SUP TOT | 10,422 |
| SWINE | 73 |
| SWINE KS | 64 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 172 |
| TUR AC | 16 |
| TUR BU | 3,131 |
| WID FEM | 28 |
| WID MALE | 4 |
| WID TOT | 32 |
| WORKING OX | 89 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS042011— 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 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). "Northeast Harbour, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/northeast-harbour-ns042011-1891/.