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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q936655. 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 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 70 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 628 total population, 315 females, 313 males, 275 married persons, 139 married females, 136 families, 136 married males, 31 widowed persons, 20 widowed females, 11 widowed males, 4.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 322 single persons under 18, 166 single males under 18, 156 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 628 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 136 houses, 136 houses built of wood, 136 houses of 1 story, 136 occupied houses, 54 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 28 houses of 4 rooms, 17 houses of 3 rooms, 16 houses of 5 rooms, 10 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 10 houses of 2 rooms, 6 uninhabited houses, 1 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 12,043 pounds of homemade butter, 2,806 acres of land in farms, 1,950 bushels of potatoes, 1,730 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,076 acres of improved land in farms, 1,048 chickens, 714 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 698 acres of farmland under crops, 558 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 465 tons of hay, 371 acres of farmland in pasture, 302 sheep, 286 acres of hay crops, 244 bushels of turnips, 171 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 142 milk cows, 132 occupants of farms, 128 farm occupants who own their land, 91 other cattle, 77 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 49 ducks, 48 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 43 cattle killed or sold, 40 oxen, 31 swine, 29 sheep slaughtered or sold, 24 horses aged over 3 years, 23 acres of potatoes, 22 geese, 21 other fowl, 20 swine slaughtered or sold, 19 bushels of peas, 13 bushels of beans, 8 bushels of oats, 7 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 4 acres of turnips, 4 horses aged 3 years and under, 4 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 2 employees on farms, 2 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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: Q936655
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shag_Harbour,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shag_Harbour
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/.