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 density was 18.6 people per square mile.
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 Nictau, 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 161 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.70 |
| FAM NO | 146 |
| Number of families | 146 |
| Number of females | 332 |
| Number of males | 351 |
| Number of married females | 131 |
| Number of married males | 133 |
| Number of married persons | 264 |
| Number of widowed females | 20 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 32 |
| POP F | 332 |
| POP M | 351 |
| POP TOT | 683 |
| Total population | 683 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 181 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 206 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 387 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 683 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 145 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 145 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 141 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 81 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 146 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 27 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 252 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,151 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,895 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,477 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,197 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,880 |
| Acres of land in farms | 16,775 |
| Acres of oats | 193 |
| Acres of potatoes | 121 |
| Acres of turnips | 23 |
| Acres of wheat | 11 |
| BAR AC | 27 |
| BAR BU | 481 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 481 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 184 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,100 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 235 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,939 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 105 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 12,867 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 14 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 143 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,471 |
| BWT BU | 1,100 |
| CRN BU | 235 |
| HAY AC | 2,197 |
| HAY TONS | 2,095 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 155 |
| Number of chickens | 1,486 |
| Number of ducks | 12 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 129 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 5 |
| Number of geese | 20 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 33 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 123 |
| Number of milk cows | 339 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 136 |
| Number of other cattle | 472 |
| Number of oxen | 154 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 30 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 25 |
| Number of sheep | 612 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 418 |
| Number of swine | 113 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 169 |
| Number of turkeys | 2 |
| OAT AC | 193 |
| OAT BU | 3,939 |
| PEA BU | 105 |
| POT AC | 121 |
| POT BU | 12,867 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 2,900 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,122 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 21,752 |
| RYE BU | 14 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,095 |
| WHT AC | 11 |
| WHT SP BU | 143 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 32 |
| A 11 50 | 23 |
| A 201 PL | 26 |
| A 51 100 | 30 |
| BEN BU | 184 |
| BUTTER LB | 21,752 |
| CATTLE KS | 155 |
| CHEESE LB | 2,900 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 181 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 206 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 387 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,122 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 33 |
| DUCKS | 12 |
| FAMILIES | 146 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.70 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 20 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,486 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 123 |
| HOUSES | 145 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 30 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 10 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 141 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 81 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES W | 145 |
| INF 11 A | 25 |
| MD FEM | 131 |
| MD MALE | 133 |
| MD TOT | 264 |
| MILK COWS | 339 |
| NAME CD | Annapolis |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 5 |
| OC P | 129 |
| OC TOT | 136 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 472 |
| OTHERS | 683 |
| SHEEP | 612 |
| SHEEP KS | 418 |
| SUP AM | 7,880 |
| SUP FOR | 8,895 |
| SUP JV | 252 |
| SUP PAT | 4,151 |
| SUP SC | 3,477 |
| SUP TOT | 16,775 |
| SWINE | 113 |
| SWINE KS | 169 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 146 |
| TUR AC | 23 |
| TUR BU | 5,471 |
| TURKEY | 2 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 20 |
| WID MALE | 12 |
| WID TOT | 32 |
| WORKING OX | 154 |
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/.