Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Lawrencetown was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 504. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.681°N, 63.375°W.
Population
In 1871, Lawrencetown had a population of 504: 276 male and 228 female residents. Population density was 14.1 people per square mile.
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).
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 NO DATA, 1861 (0.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Lawrencetown shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 48 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 90 |
| Number of females | 228 |
| Number of males | 276 |
| Number of married females | 82 |
| Number of married males | 85 |
| Number of married persons | 167 |
| Number of widowed females | 5 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 12 |
| Total population | 504 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 141 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 184 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 325 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 84 |
| Number of occupied houses | 84 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 730 |
| HAY AC | 1,053 |
| HAY TONS | 1,096 |
| OAT BU | 2,117 |
| PEA BU | 53 |
| POT AC | 64 |
| POT BU | 7,528 |
| Total area (acres) | 20,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 117 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 8 |
| AREA | 20,000 |
| BEN BU | 9 |
| CD | 197 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 90 |
| FEMALE | 228 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 84 |
| INHABITED | 84 |
| MALE | 276 |
| MARRIED F | 82 |
| MARRIED M | 85 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 167 |
| POPULATION | 504 |
| ROOT BU | 425 |
| SINGLE F | 141 |
| SINGLE M | 184 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 325 |
| TUR BU | 531 |
| UNINHABITED | 8 |
| WIDOWED F | 5 |
| WIDOWED M | 7 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 12 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS197006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS010019— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/lawrencetown-ns197006-1871/.