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 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 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,340 total population, 679 males, 661 females, 455 married persons, 260 families, 229 married males, 226 married females, 65 widowed persons, 41 widowed females, 24 widowed males, 5.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 820 single persons under 18, 426 single males under 18, 394 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,310 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 255 occupied houses, 254 houses, 254 houses built of wood, 227 houses of 1 story, 175 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 27 houses of 2 stories, 19 houses of 3 rooms, 19 houses of 4 rooms, 18 houses of 5 rooms, 16 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 14 uninhabited houses, 7 houses of 2 rooms, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 67,792 bushels of potatoes, 44,589 pounds of homemade butter, 25,373 acres of land in farms, 19,257 acres of improved land in farms, 17,271 bushels of turnips, 15,932 bushels of oats, 9,993 acres of farmland in pasture, 8,659 acres of farmland under crops, 6,116 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,433 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 4,516 acres of hay crops, 4,069 tons of hay, 3,359 chickens, 1,967 sheep, 1,485 bushels of buckwheat, 1,193 sheep slaughtered or sold, 942 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 903 acres of oats, 796 other cattle, 764 bushels of barley, 605 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 581 acres of potatoes, 556 swine, 504 bushels of rye, 438 milk cows, 438 swine slaughtered or sold, 365 bushels of corn, 307 horses aged over 3 years, 270 occupants of farms, 260 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 241 farm occupants who own their land, 203 cattle killed or sold, 201 bushels of beans, 200 oxen, 166 turkeys, 147 bushels of peas, 134 horses aged 3 years and under, 132 geese, 121 bushels of spring wheat, 73 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 69 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 59 acres of turnips, 53 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 52 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 45 acres of barley, 39 ducks, 29 farm occupants who rent their land, 24 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 23 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 11 acres of wheat, 4 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.