Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Lawrencetown was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 521. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6504811. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.681°N, 63.375°W.
Population
In 1881, Lawrencetown had a population of 521: 288 male and 233 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 504 |
| 1881 | 521 |
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, Lawrencetown shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 44 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 521 total population, 288 males, 233 females, 163 married persons, 92 families, 83 married males, 80 married females, 15 widowed persons, 8 widowed females, 7 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 343 single persons under 18, 198 single males under 18, 145 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 92 inhabited houses, 92 occupied houses, 8 uninhabited houses, 5 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 16,142 bushels of other root crops, 11,118 bushels of potatoes, 1,399 bushels of turnips, 1,260 bushels of oats, 1,038 tons of hay, 937 acres of hay crops, 888 bushels of barley, 332 bushels of spring wheat, 271 bushels of peas and beans, 72 acres of potatoes, 35 bushels of buckwheat, 16 acres of wheat, 1 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 10,358 fathoms of fishing nets, 453 barrels of herring or alewives, 414 quintals of cod, 406 gallons of fish oil, 355 barrels of gaspareaux, 144 barrels of mackerel, 84 men on fishing boats, 65 fishing boats, 47 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock, 5 men on fishing vessels, 3 shoremen, 2 barrels of salmon, 2 fishing vessels, 1 quintals of fascines fish. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 521 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:
NS010019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS010019— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q6504811
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrencetown,_Halifax_County,_Nova_Scotia
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). "Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/lawrencetown-ns010019-1881/.