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 density was 22.8 people per square mile.
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 150 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 178 |
| Number of families | 178 |
| Number of females | 451 |
| Number of males | 471 |
| Number of married females | 156 |
| Number of married males | 156 |
| Number of married persons | 312 |
| Number of widowed females | 25 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 41 |
| POP F | 451 |
| POP M | 471 |
| POP TOT | 922 |
| Total population | 922 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 270 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 299 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 569 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 921 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 177 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 3 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 174 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 159 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 18 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 93 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 177 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (53 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 6 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 154 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,877 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 18,873 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,798 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,361 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,829 |
| Acres of land in farms | 23,702 |
| Acres of oats | 64 |
| Acres of potatoes | 113 |
| Acres of turnips | 12 |
| BAR AC | 6 |
| BAR BU | 103 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 103 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 106 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 24 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 971 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,749 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 35 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,300 |
| BWT BU | 24 |
| HAY AC | 1,361 |
| HAY TONS | 2,105 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 90 |
| Number of chickens | 2,476 |
| Number of ducks | 15 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 145 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 15 |
| Number of geese | 74 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 6 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 92 |
| Number of milk cows | 349 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 160 |
| Number of other cattle | 357 |
| Number of oxen | 197 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 41 |
| Number of sheep | 707 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 270 |
| Number of swine | 196 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 164 |
| Number of turkeys | 17 |
| OAT AC | 64 |
| OAT BU | 971 |
| POT AC | 113 |
| POT BU | 10,749 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,503 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 19,944 |
| RYE BU | 35 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,105 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 36 |
| A 11 50 | 15 |
| A 201 PL | 32 |
| A 51 100 | 36 |
| BEN BU | 106 |
| BUTTER LB | 19,944 |
| CATTLE KS | 90 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 270 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 299 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 569 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,503 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 6 |
| DUCKS | 15 |
| FAMILIES | 178 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 74 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,476 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 92 |
| HOUSES | 177 |
| HOUSES B | 3 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 12 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 32 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 159 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 93 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 11 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 18 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 7 |
| HOUSES W | 174 |
| INF 11 A | 41 |
| MD FEM | 156 |
| MD MALE | 156 |
| MD TOT | 312 |
| MILK COWS | 349 |
| NAME CD | Annapolis |
| OC F | 15 |
| OC P | 145 |
| OC TOT | 160 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 357 |
| OTHERS | 921 |
| SHEEP | 707 |
| SHEEP KS | 270 |
| SUP AM | 4,829 |
| SUP FOR | 18,873 |
| SUP JV | 154 |
| SUP PAT | 2,877 |
| SUP SC | 1,798 |
| SUP TOT | 23,702 |
| SWINE | 196 |
| SWINE KS | 164 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 177 |
| TUR AC | 12 |
| TUR BU | 3,300 |
| TURKEY | 17 |
| WID FEM | 25 |
| WID MALE | 16 |
| WID TOT | 41 |
| WORKING OX | 197 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS026015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS004013— 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/.