Lingan, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Lingan was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,868. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.209°N, 60.129°W.
Population
In 1891, Lingan had a population of 1,868: 927 male and 941 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 4,125 |
| 1891 | 1,868 |
| 1901 | 825 |
| 1911 | 3,136 |
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 Lingan, 1881 (34.2% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained South Bar, 1901 (21.4% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Lingan, 1901 (78.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Lingan shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 75 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,868 total population, 941 females, 927 males, 515 married persons, 322 families, 258 married females, 257 married males, 66 widowed persons, 47 widowed females, 19 widowed males, 5.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,287 single persons under 18, 651 single males under 18, 636 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,868 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 317 occupied houses, 315 houses, 315 houses built of wood, 312 houses of 1 story, 94 houses of 4 rooms, 87 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 52 houses of 3 rooms, 46 houses of 5 rooms, 27 houses of 2 rooms, 19 uninhabited houses, 7 houses of 1 room, 4 houses under construction, 3 houses of 2 stories, 2 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 13,932 pounds of homemade butter, 11,879 bushels of potatoes, 9,280 acres of land in farms, 5,821 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,459 acres of improved land in farms, 2,939 bushels of oats, 1,848 acres of farmland under crops, 1,707 bushels of turnips, 1,604 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,586 chickens, 1,579 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,005 tons of hay, 801 acres of hay crops, 577 sheep, 537 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 329 milk cows, 230 bushels of barley, 229 sheep slaughtered or sold, 206 swine, 183 acres of oats, 166 occupants of farms, 158 other cattle, 156 farm occupants who own their land, 156 geese, 147 horses aged over 3 years, 142 acres of potatoes, 108 swine slaughtered or sold, 54 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 53 cattle killed or sold, 52 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 43 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 41 ducks, 25 bushels of buckwheat, 24 horses aged 3 years and under, 23 acres of turnips, 18 acres of barley, 18 oxen, 16 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 13 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 8 bushels of spring wheat, 8 farm occupants who rent their land, 8 turkeys, 7 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS028015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS040011— 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). "Lingan, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/lingan-ns028015-1891/.