Lakeville, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Lakeville was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,340. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.128°N, 64.650°W.
Population
In 1891, Lakeville had a population of 1,340: 679 male and 661 female residents. Population density was 28.9 people per square mile.
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).
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Brooklyn Street, 1901 (30.5% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Woodville, 1901 (69.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Lakeville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 163 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 | 260 |
| Number of families | 260 |
| Number of females | 661 |
| Number of males | 679 |
| Number of married females | 226 |
| Number of married males | 229 |
| Number of married persons | 455 |
| Number of widowed females | 41 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 65 |
| POP F | 661 |
| POP M | 679 |
| POP TOT | 1,340 |
| Total population | 1,340 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 394 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 426 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 820 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,310 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 254 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 254 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 227 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 27 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 175 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 255 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 45 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 605 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 9,993 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,116 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 8,659 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,516 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 19,257 |
| Acres of land in farms | 25,373 |
| Acres of oats | 903 |
| Acres of potatoes | 581 |
| Acres of turnips | 59 |
| Acres of wheat | 11 |
| BAR AC | 45 |
| BAR BU | 764 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 764 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 201 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,485 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 24 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 365 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 15,932 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 147 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 67,792 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 504 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 121 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 17,271 |
| BWT BU | 1,485 |
| CRN BU | 365 |
| HAY AC | 4,516 |
| HAY TONS | 4,069 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 203 |
| Number of chickens | 3,359 |
| Number of ducks | 39 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 241 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 29 |
| Number of geese | 132 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 134 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 307 |
| Number of milk cows | 438 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 270 |
| Number of other cattle | 796 |
| Number of other fowl | 4 |
| Number of oxen | 200 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 69 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 52 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 73 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 53 |
| Number of sheep | 1,967 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,193 |
| Number of swine | 556 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 438 |
| Number of turkeys | 166 |
| OAT AC | 903 |
| OAT BU | 15,932 |
| PEA BU | 147 |
| POT AC | 581 |
| POT BU | 67,792 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 260 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 942 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,433 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 44,589 |
| RYE BU | 504 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,069 |
| WHT AC | 11 |
| WHT SP BU | 121 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 69 |
| A 11 50 | 52 |
| A 201 PL | 23 |
| A 51 100 | 73 |
| BEN BU | 201 |
| BUTTER LB | 44,589 |
| CATTLE KS | 203 |
| CHEESE LB | 260 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 394 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 426 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 820 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 942 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 134 |
| DUCKS | 39 |
| FAMILIES | 260 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 5,433 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 132 |
| GRA BU | 24 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,359 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 307 |
| HOUSES | 254 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 16 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 19 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 227 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 175 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 19 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 7 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 27 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 14 |
| HOUSES W | 254 |
| INF 11 A | 53 |
| MD FEM | 226 |
| MD MALE | 229 |
| MD TOT | 455 |
| MILK COWS | 438 |
| NAME CD | King's |
| OC F | 29 |
| OC P | 241 |
| OC TOT | 270 |
| OTHER FOWL | 4 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 796 |
| OTHERS | 1,340 |
| SHEEP | 1,967 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,193 |
| SUP AM | 19,257 |
| SUP FOR | 6,116 |
| SUP JV | 605 |
| SUP PAT | 9,993 |
| SUP SC | 8,659 |
| SUP TOT | 25,373 |
| SWINE | 556 |
| SWINE KS | 438 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 255 |
| TUR AC | 59 |
| TUR BU | 17,271 |
| TURKEY | 166 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 41 |
| WID MALE | 24 |
| WID TOT | 65 |
| WORKING OX | 200 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS037004— 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 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). "Lakeville, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/lakeville-ns037004-1891/.