Lawrencetown Lane, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Lawrencetown Lane was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 683. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.870°N, 65.161°W.
Population
In 1891, Lawrencetown Lane had a population of 683: 351 male and 332 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 683 |
| 1901 | 613 |
| 1911 | 615 |
| 1921 | 645 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Nictaux, 1881 (69.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Lawrencetown Lane shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 683 total population, 351 males, 332 females, 264 married persons, 146 families, 133 married males, 131 married females, 32 widowed persons, 20 widowed females, 12 widowed males, 4.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 387 single persons under 18, 206 single males under 18, 181 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 683 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 146 occupied houses, 145 houses, 145 houses built of wood, 141 houses of 1 story, 81 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 30 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 14 houses of 5 rooms, 10 houses of 4 rooms, 4 houses of 2 rooms, 4 houses of 2 stories, 3 houses of 3 rooms, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 3 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 21,752 pounds of homemade butter, 16,775 acres of land in farms, 12,867 bushels of potatoes, 8,895 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,880 acres of improved land in farms, 5,471 bushels of turnips, 4,151 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,939 bushels of oats, 3,477 acres of farmland under crops, 2,900 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,197 acres of hay crops, 2,122 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,095 tons of hay, 1,486 chickens, 1,100 bushels of buckwheat, 612 sheep, 481 bushels of barley, 472 other cattle, 418 sheep slaughtered or sold, 339 milk cows, 252 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 235 bushels of corn, 193 acres of oats, 184 bushels of beans, 169 swine slaughtered or sold, 155 cattle killed or sold, 154 oxen, 143 bushels of spring wheat, 136 occupants of farms, 129 farm occupants who own their land, 123 horses aged over 3 years, 121 acres of potatoes, 113 swine, 105 bushels of peas, 33 horses aged 3 years and under, 32 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 30 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 27 acres of barley, 26 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 25 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 23 acres of turnips, 23 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 20 geese, 14 bushels of rye, 12 ducks, 11 acres of wheat, 5 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 employees on farms, 2 turkeys. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS026014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS004012— 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). "Lawrencetown Lane, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/lawrencetown-lane-ns026014-1891/.