Northern Bight/Hillview Census Records

1884 1891 1901 1911 1921* 1935 1945
Number of…
Inhabitants 162 212 184 158 230 219 226
Males 80 106 93 85 126 119 113
Females 82 106 91 73 111 100 113
Males under 10 years 27 33 28 19 44 26 58
Females under 10 years 31 39 20 22 40 32
Males 10 – 20 years 14 26 24 18 20 35 57
Females 10 – 20  years 16 27 30 16 23 27
Males 20 – 30 years 10 20 15 19 23 18 106
Females 20 – 30 years 14 17 15 12 23 12
Males 30 – 40 years 15 5 6 11 12 11
Females 30 – 40 years 10 11 6 9 9 12
Males 40 – 50 years 6 12 7 6 10 14
Females 40 – 50 years 2 5 10 5 6 8
Males 50 – 70 years 6 8 10 9 6 11
Females 50 – 70 years 7 5 8 8 9 8
Males 70 upwards 2 2 3 3 11 3 5
Females 70 upwards 2 2 2 1 1 1
Married persons, male 27 36 28 30 48 38 77
Married persons, female 27 36 28 29 48 38
Births, preceding year 8 6
Deaths, preceding year 1
Marriages, preceding year 2
Born in Newfoundland 161 211 184 158 230
Born in England 1 1
Families 29 35 29 33 48 40
Religion…
Church of England 46 59 53 38 27 22 63
Reformed Church of England
Church of Rome 1
Wesleyans/Methodists/United Church 115 153 131 120 203 197 163
Employment…
Clergymen or ministers 1 1 1 1 1
Merchants and traders 2 2 1
Teachers 1 1 1
Merchants and traders 1 1
Engaged in office or shop-work 5 6 3
Engaged solely in government services 1 1 5
Fishermen and others who cultivate land 116 100 47 39
Mechanics 8
Engaged in catching or curing of fish 83
Males engaged in catching or curing fish 47 49 27 43
Females engaged in curing 42 39 20 24
Engaged in lumbering 2 5 1
Persons employed with saw mills
Otherwise employed 9 3 8
Employed in factories or workshops 3
Education…
Who can read and write 59 109 128 162
Males who can read 56 50 73
Females who can read 47 54 59
Males who can write 47 31 71
Females who can write 27 38 57
Children attending school 31 40 41 12 42 46
Children not attending school 40 65 17 25 12
5 years and over who can write 91
5 years and over who cannot write 42
Persons over 10 years who can read and write 109 128 162
Persons over 10 years who cannot read and write 32 29 6
Persons who can read but cannot write 6 4
Buildings…
Church of England building 1 1
Church of Rome building
Wesleyan/Methodist/United Church building 1 1 1 1 1
Churches of other denominations
School houses 1 2 2 1 Meth 1 Meth
Society Halls 1 LOA
Inhabited Houses 27 30 28 33 40 35
Houses being built or built in last 12 months 10
Houses now building 7 3
Houses built past 12 months 10
Uninhabited houses 5 1
Stores, barns and outhouses 14 57 75 69 39 31
Mercantile premises 2
Fishing rooms 4 15 21 12
Saw Mills 1 7
Persons employed by saw mills 3 19
Factory Buildings 1
Fisheries…
Vessels directly engaged in fisheries 4 4 3 1 4
Vessels – 20 to 60 tons 5 4 2
Vessels – 60 tons upwards 1
Vessels engaged in Labrador fishery 4 3 1 4 3
Men taken down to Labrador 27 32 7 22
Women taken down to Labrador 6 3 1
Children taken down to Labrador 1
Vessels or boats engaged in the shore fishery 1
Large boats – 4 -15 qtls 28
Large boats – 15 to 30 qtls
Boats from 4 – 30 qtls 35 35 14 7
Large boats – 30 qtls and upwards 2 2 1
Dories 19
Motor boats 13 13
Schooners 1
Vessels built 1
Tonnage of vessels built
Boats built
Agriculture…
Tons of hay cut 16 28 47 79 60 69
Barrels of potatoes raised 411 770 869 730 757 1,387
Barrels of turnip raised 2 35 50 78 66 171
Barrels of other root crops 3
Cabbage, heads 19,200 46,000 26,900 16,250 lb
Head of cattle 22 23
Milch cows 7 9 13 19
Other horned cattle 19 28 16
Horses 4 8 12 20 16
Sheep 47 115 105 75 84
Swine 22 61 84 23
Fowl / Poultry 79 155 280
Goats 6 1 1 1
Hens / Chickens 215
Acres of cultivated land 58 74
Acres occupied 104 78 155 143
Quantity of butter manufactured – lbs 200 371 500 68
Wool – lbs 268 301 355 146
Eggs, doz. 2,030 695
Milk – gal. 2,200

 

Note: Population in 1921 given as 230 but when you add up the age groups the population is 237.

 

Transcribed by Wanda Garrett, August 2014

These transcriptions may contain human errors. As always, confirm these as you would any other source material.