Loch Lomond, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Loch Lomond was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 382. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.838°N, 60.480°W.
Population
In 1891, Loch Lomond had a population of 382: 173 male and 209 female residents. Population density was 10.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 382 |
| 1901 | 296 |
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 Grand Mira, 1881 (31.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Loch Lomond shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 147 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 75 |
| Number of families | 75 |
| Number of females | 209 |
| Number of males | 173 |
| Number of married females | 40 |
| Number of married males | 40 |
| Number of married persons | 80 |
| Number of widowed females | 17 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 30 |
| POP F | 209 |
| POP M | 173 |
| POP TOT | 382 |
| Total population | 382 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 152 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 120 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 272 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 382 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses | 72 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 72 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 1 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 71 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 75 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (50 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 18 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 1 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,612 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,573 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 817 |
| Acres of hay crops | 429 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,430 |
| Acres of land in farms | 13,003 |
| Acres of oats | 198 |
| Acres of potatoes | 86 |
| Acres of turnips | 1 |
| BAR AC | 18 |
| BAR BU | 203 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 203 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,727 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,264 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 90 |
| HAY AC | 429 |
| HAY TONS | 778 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 105 |
| Number of chickens | 485 |
| Number of ducks | 4 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 81 |
| Number of geese | 29 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 15 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 60 |
| Number of milk cows | 293 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 81 |
| Number of other cattle | 216 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 6 |
| Number of sheep | 702 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 364 |
| Number of swine | 21 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 36 |
| OAT AC | 198 |
| OAT BU | 1,727 |
| POT AC | 86 |
| POT BU | 6,264 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 966 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 169 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,855 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 13,382 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 778 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 34 |
| A 11 50 | 1 |
| A 201 PL | 14 |
| A 51 100 | 26 |
| BEN BU | 1 |
| BUTTER LB | 13,382 |
| CATTLE KS | 105 |
| CHEESE LB | 966 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 152 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 120 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 272 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 169 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 15 |
| DUCKS | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 75 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,855 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 29 |
| GRA BU | 8 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 485 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 60 |
| HOUSES | 72 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 13 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 33 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 7 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 71 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 2 |
| HOUSES W | 72 |
| INF 11 A | 6 |
| MD FEM | 40 |
| MD MALE | 40 |
| MD TOT | 80 |
| MILK COWS | 293 |
| NAME CD | Cape Breton |
| OC P | 81 |
| OC TOT | 81 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 216 |
| OTHERS | 382 |
| SHEEP | 702 |
| SHEEP KS | 364 |
| SUP AM | 2,430 |
| SUP FOR | 10,573 |
| SUP JV | 1 |
| SUP PAT | 1,612 |
| SUP SC | 817 |
| SUP TOT | 13,003 |
| SWINE | 21 |
| SWINE KS | 36 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 75 |
| TUR AC | 1 |
| TUR BU | 90 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 3 |
| WID FEM | 17 |
| WID MALE | 13 |
| WID TOT | 30 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS028017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS028019— 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). "Loch Lomond, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/loch-lomond-ns028017-1891/.