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 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 72 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 834 total population, 419 females, 415 males, 318 married persons, 172 families, 159 married females, 159 married males, 32 widowed persons, 28 widowed females, 4.80 average size of families, 4 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 484 single persons under 18, 252 single males under 18, 232 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 834 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 172 houses, 172 houses built of wood, 172 occupied houses, 168 houses of 1 story, 93 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 45 houses of 5 rooms, 23 houses of 4 rooms, 5 houses of 2 rooms, 5 houses of 3 rooms, 5 houses under construction, 4 houses of 2 stories, 4 uninhabited houses, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 19,816 pounds of homemade butter, 10,422 acres of land in farms, 9,426 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,704 bushels of potatoes, 3,131 bushels of turnips, 3,061 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,692 chickens, 1,420 sheep, 996 acres of improved land in farms, 718 tons of hay, 645 acres of farmland under crops, 564 acres of hay crops, 485 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 335 acres of farmland in pasture, 203 milk cows, 170 ducks, 170 occupants of farms, 167 bushels of oats, 162 farm occupants who own their land, 146 other cattle, 91 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 89 oxen, 73 swine, 65 acres of potatoes, 64 swine slaughtered or sold, 61 bushels of barley, 50 sheep slaughtered or sold, 40 cattle killed or sold, 40 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 22 bushels of beans, 21 horses aged over 3 years, 18 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 17 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 16 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 16 acres of turnips, 12 bushels of peas, 10 other fowl, 8 acres of oats, 8 farm occupants who rent their land, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 horses aged 3 years and under, 2 acres of barley, 2 geese, 1 bushels of buckwheat. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.