Ship Harbour, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
Ship Harbour was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 856. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7497927. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.770°N, 62.888°W.
Population
In 1901, Ship Harbour had a population of 856: 441 male and 415 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 856 |
| 1911 | 878 |
| 1921 | 799 |
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, Ship Harbour shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 11 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 856 total population, 441 males, 415 females, 287 single males, 251 single females, 161 families, 146 married males, 140 married females, 24 widowed females, 8 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 151 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS033040— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS011035— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7497927
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_Harbour,_Nova_Scotia
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). "Ship Harbour, Nova Scotia (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/ship-harbour-ns033040-1901/.