Hopewell & Lorne, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Hopewell & Lorne was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,658. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.408°N, 62.720°W.
Population
In 1891, Hopewell & Lorne had a population of 1,658: 848 male and 810 female residents. Population density was 14.8 people per square mile.
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 Hopewell, 1881 (87.3% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Lorne, 1901 (47.9% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Hopewell, 1901 (24.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ferrona, 1901 (28.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Hopewell & Lorne shared boundaries with:
- East River
- Fraser's Mountain & Churchville
- Middle River
- Mill Brook
- New Larig
- NO DATA
- NO DATA
- Stellarton (part)
- Upper Stewiacke E.
- Westville
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 322 |
| Number of families | 322 |
| Number of females | 810 |
| Number of males | 848 |
| Number of married females | 245 |
| Number of married males | 250 |
| Number of married persons | 495 |
| Number of widowed females | 66 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 85 |
| POP F | 810 |
| POP M | 848 |
| POP TOT | 1,658 |
| Total population | 1,658 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 499 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 579 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,078 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 7 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,651 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 321 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 321 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 293 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 27 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 202 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 322 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 102 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 90 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,418 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,067 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,615 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,201 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 12,123 |
| Acres of land in farms | 22,190 |
| Acres of oats | 1,327 |
| Acres of potatoes | 237 |
| Acres of turnips | 38 |
| Acres of wheat | 163 |
| BAR AC | 102 |
| BAR BU | 1,401 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,401 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 75 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,955 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 62 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 315 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 27,488 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 405 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 26,863 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,614 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,368 |
| BWT BU | 1,955 |
| CRN BU | 315 |
| HAY AC | 3,201 |
| HAY TONS | 3,629 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 368 |
| Number of chickens | 4,946 |
| Number of ducks | 61 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 280 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 14 |
| Number of geese | 74 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 134 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 353 |
| Number of milk cows | 954 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 294 |
| Number of other cattle | 746 |
| Number of other fowl | 36 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 46 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 70 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 107 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 65 |
| Number of sheep | 1,701 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 932 |
| Number of swine | 87 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 230 |
| Number of turkeys | 203 |
| OAT AC | 1,327 |
| OAT BU | 27,488 |
| PEA BU | 405 |
| POT AC | 237 |
| POT BU | 26,863 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 5,070 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,831 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,425 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 46,160 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,629 |
| WHT AC | 163 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,614 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 46 |
| A 11 50 | 70 |
| A 201 PL | 6 |
| A 51 100 | 107 |
| BEN BU | 75 |
| BUTTER LB | 46,160 |
| CATTLE KS | 368 |
| CHEESE LB | 5,070 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 499 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 579 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,078 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 5,831 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 134 |
| DUCKS | 61 |
| FAMILIES | 322 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,425 |
| FRN CA | 7 |
| GEESE | 74 |
| GRA BU | 62 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,946 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 353 |
| HOUSES | 321 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 22 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 32 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 41 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 293 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 202 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 7 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 27 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 8 |
| HOUSES W | 321 |
| INF 11 A | 65 |
| MD FEM | 245 |
| MD MALE | 250 |
| MD TOT | 495 |
| MILK COWS | 954 |
| NAME CD | Pictou |
| OC F | 14 |
| OC P | 280 |
| OC TOT | 294 |
| OTHER FOWL | 36 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 746 |
| OTHERS | 1,651 |
| SHEEP | 1,701 |
| SHEEP KS | 932 |
| SUP AM | 12,123 |
| SUP FOR | 10,067 |
| SUP JV | 90 |
| SUP PAT | 5,418 |
| SUP SC | 6,615 |
| SUP TOT | 22,190 |
| SWINE | 87 |
| SWINE KS | 230 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 322 |
| TUR AC | 38 |
| TUR BU | 4,368 |
| TURKEY | 203 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 66 |
| WID MALE | 19 |
| WID TOT | 85 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS039013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS039013— 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). "Hopewell & Lorne, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/hopewell-lorne-ns039013-1891/.