Loch Lomond, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Loch Lomond was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 437. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.756°N, 60.577°W.
Population
In 1881, Loch Lomond had a population of 437: 197 male and 240 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 435 |
| 1881 | 437 |
| 1891 | 414 |
| 1901 | 366 |
| 1911 | 1,448 |
| 1921 | 225 |
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, Loch Lomond shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 437 total population, 240 females, 197 males, 96 married persons, 61 families, 49 married females, 47 married males, 25 widowed persons, 20 widowed females, 5 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 316 single persons under 18, 171 single females under 18, 145 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 61 inhabited houses, 61 occupied houses, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 5,128 bushels of potatoes, 1,938 bushels of oats, 930 acres of hay crops, 763 tons of hay, 231 bushels of turnips, 104 bushels of barley, 99 acres of potatoes, 16 bushels of spring wheat, 5 bushels of buckwheat, 3 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 2 acres of wheat, 2 bushels of other root crops, 1 bushels of peas and beans. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 280 fathoms of fishing nets, 28 barrels of herring or alewives, 25 quintals of cod, 7 barrels of mackerel, 7 gallons of fish oil, 2 fishing boats, 2 men on fishing boats. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 437 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:
NS007012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS018010— 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 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). "Loch Lomond, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/loch-lomond-ns007012-1881/.