Lakeville, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Lakeville was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,644. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.128°N, 64.650°W.
Population
In 1881, Lakeville had a population of 1,644: 847 male and 797 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,717 |
| 1881 | 1,644 |
| 1891 | 1,340 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Lakeville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 46 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,644 total population, 847 males, 797 females, 503 married persons, 288 families, 253 married females, 250 married males, 72 widowed persons, 54 widowed females, 18 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,069 single persons under 18, 579 single males under 18, 490 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 278 inhabited houses, 278 occupied houses, 18 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 128,700 bushels of potatoes, 14,644 bushels of oats, 6,511 bushels of turnips, 5,010 acres of hay crops, 4,452 bushels of spring wheat, 4,313 tons of hay, 2,299 bushels of buckwheat, 988 bushels of other root crops, 897 acres of potatoes, 878 bushels of barley, 729 bushels of rye, 350 acres of wheat, 300 bushels of peas and beans, 176 bushels of corn, 77 bushels of winter wheat, 17 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 483 fathoms of fishing nets, 266 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock, 179 barrels of herring or alewives, 163 gallons of fish oil, 136 quintals of cod, 79 barrels of mackerel, 25 barrels of other fish, 22 men on fishing boats, 16 barrels of salmon, 15 fishing boats, 15 quintals of fascines fish, 3 barrels of halibut, 1 barrels of trout. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,644 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS017004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS037004— 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 1881 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). "Lakeville, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/lakeville-ns017004-1881/.