Shag Harbour, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Shag Harbour was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 628. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.513°N, 65.698°W.
Population
In 1891, Shag Harbour had a population of 628: 313 male and 315 female residents. Population density was 38.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 628 |
| 1901 | 604 |
| 1911 | 583 |
| 1921 | 578 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Shag & Wood's Harbour, 1881 (32.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Shag Harbour shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 143 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.60 |
| FAM NO | 136 |
| Number of families | 136 |
| Number of females | 315 |
| Number of males | 313 |
| Number of married females | 139 |
| Number of married males | 136 |
| Number of married persons | 275 |
| Number of widowed females | 20 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 31 |
| POP F | 315 |
| POP M | 313 |
| POP TOT | 628 |
| Total population | 628 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 156 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 166 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 322 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 628 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 136 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 136 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 136 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 54 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 136 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (48 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 7 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 371 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,730 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 698 |
| Acres of hay crops | 286 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,076 |
| Acres of land in farms | 2,806 |
| Acres of potatoes | 23 |
| Acres of turnips | 4 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 19 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,950 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 244 |
| HAY AC | 286 |
| HAY TONS | 465 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 43 |
| Number of chickens | 1,048 |
| Number of ducks | 49 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 128 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 2 |
| Number of geese | 22 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 4 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 24 |
| Number of milk cows | 142 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 132 |
| Number of other cattle | 91 |
| Number of other fowl | 21 |
| Number of oxen | 40 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 48 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 77 |
| Number of sheep | 302 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 29 |
| Number of swine | 31 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 20 |
| OAT BU | 8 |
| PEA BU | 19 |
| POT AC | 23 |
| POT BU | 1,950 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 558 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 171 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 714 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 12,043 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 465 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 1 |
| A 11 50 | 48 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 4 |
| BEN BU | 13 |
| BUTTER LB | 12,043 |
| CATTLE KS | 43 |
| CHEESE LB | 558 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 156 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 166 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 322 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 171 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 4 |
| DUCKS | 49 |
| FAMILIES | 136 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 714 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 22 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,048 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 24 |
| HOUSES | 136 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 10 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 28 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 136 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 54 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 17 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 10 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 6 |
| HOUSES W | 136 |
| INF 11 A | 77 |
| MD FEM | 139 |
| MD MALE | 136 |
| MD TOT | 275 |
| MILK COWS | 142 |
| NAME CD | Shelburne |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 2 |
| OC P | 128 |
| OC TOT | 132 |
| OTHER FOWL | 21 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 91 |
| OTHERS | 628 |
| SHEEP | 302 |
| SHEEP KS | 29 |
| SUP AM | 1,076 |
| SUP FOR | 1,730 |
| SUP JV | 7 |
| SUP PAT | 371 |
| SUP SC | 698 |
| SUP TOT | 2,806 |
| SWINE | 31 |
| SWINE KS | 20 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 136 |
| TUR AC | 4 |
| TUR BU | 244 |
| WID FEM | 20 |
| WID MALE | 11 |
| WID TOT | 31 |
| WORKING OX | 40 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS042016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS019013— 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). "Shag Harbour, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/shag-harbour-ns042016-1891/.