Lequille, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Lequille was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 922. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.697°N, 65.475°W.
Population
In 1891, Lequille had a population of 922: 471 male and 451 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 922 |
| 1901 | 871 |
| 1911 | 825 |
| 1921 | 759 |
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 Annapolis Royal, 1881 (36.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Lequille shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 74 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 922 total population, 471 males, 451 females, 312 married persons, 178 families, 156 married females, 156 married males, 41 widowed persons, 25 widowed females, 16 widowed males, 5.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 569 single persons under 18, 299 single males under 18, 270 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 921 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 177 houses, 177 occupied houses, 174 houses built of wood, 159 houses of 1 story, 93 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 32 houses of 4 rooms, 18 houses of 2 stories, 16 houses of 5 rooms, 12 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 11 houses of 2 rooms, 10 houses of 3 rooms, 7 uninhabited houses, 3 houses built of brick, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 23,702 acres of land in farms, 19,944 pounds of homemade butter, 18,873 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 10,749 bushels of potatoes, 4,829 acres of improved land in farms, 3,300 bushels of turnips, 2,877 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,476 chickens, 2,105 tons of hay, 1,798 acres of farmland under crops, 1,503 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,361 acres of hay crops, 971 bushels of oats, 707 sheep, 357 other cattle, 349 milk cows, 270 sheep slaughtered or sold, 197 oxen, 196 swine, 164 swine slaughtered or sold, 160 occupants of farms, 154 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 145 farm occupants who own their land, 113 acres of potatoes, 106 bushels of beans, 103 bushels of barley, 92 horses aged over 3 years, 90 cattle killed or sold, 74 geese, 64 acres of oats, 41 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 36 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 36 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 35 bushels of rye, 32 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 24 bushels of buckwheat, 17 turkeys, 15 ducks, 15 farm occupants who rent their land, 15 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 12 acres of turnips, 6 acres of barley, 6 horses aged 3 years and under. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS026015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS004013_1921— 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). "Lequille, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/lequille-ns026015-1891/.