Woods Harbour, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Woods Harbour was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,134. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.570°N, 65.707°W.
Population
In 1891, Woods Harbour had a population of 1,134: 584 male and 550 female residents. Population density was 32.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,134 |
| 1901 | 1,186 |
| 1911 | 1,171 |
| 1921 | 1,060 |
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 (68.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Woods Harbour shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 125 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 200 |
| Number of families | 200 |
| Number of females | 550 |
| Number of males | 584 |
| Number of married females | 194 |
| Number of married males | 195 |
| Number of married persons | 389 |
| Number of widowed females | 35 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 45 |
| POP F | 550 |
| POP M | 584 |
| POP TOT | 1,134 |
| Total population | 1,134 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 321 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 379 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 700 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,134 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 179 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 179 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 178 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 99 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 179 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (37 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 26 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 343 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 741 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 616 |
| Acres of hay crops | 385 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 985 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,726 |
| Acres of potatoes | 15 |
| Acres of turnips | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,662 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 58 |
| HAY AC | 385 |
| HAY TONS | 597 |
| Number of chickens | 1,461 |
| Number of ducks | 5 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 181 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 2 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 2 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 26 |
| Number of milk cows | 245 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 183 |
| Number of other cattle | 216 |
| Number of oxen | 79 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 142 |
| Number of sheep | 325 |
| Number of swine | 7 |
| OAT BU | 11 |
| POT AC | 15 |
| POT BU | 1,662 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 228 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 162 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 771 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 20,152 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 597 |
Other recorded variables (55 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 11 50 | 36 |
| A 51 100 | 5 |
| BUTTER LB | 20,152 |
| CHEESE LB | 228 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 321 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 379 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 700 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 162 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 2 |
| DUCKS | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 200 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 771 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,461 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 26 |
| HOUSES | 179 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 23 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 23 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 178 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 99 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 11 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 3 |
| HOUSES W | 179 |
| INF 11 A | 142 |
| MD FEM | 194 |
| MD MALE | 195 |
| MD TOT | 389 |
| MILK COWS | 245 |
| NAME CD | Shelburne |
| OC F | 2 |
| OC P | 181 |
| OC TOT | 183 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 216 |
| OTHERS | 1,134 |
| SHEEP | 325 |
| SUP AM | 985 |
| SUP FOR | 741 |
| SUP JV | 26 |
| SUP PAT | 343 |
| SUP SC | 616 |
| SUP TOT | 1,726 |
| SWINE | 7 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 179 |
| TUR AC | 1 |
| TUR BU | 58 |
| WID FEM | 35 |
| WID MALE | 10 |
| WID TOT | 45 |
| WORKING OX | 79 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS042018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS019014— 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). "Woods Harbour, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/woods-harbour-ns042018-1891/.