Lochaber, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Lochaber was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 448. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.447°N, 62.036°W.
Population
In 1921, Lochaber had a population of 448: 234 male and 214 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,897 |
| 1881 | 832 |
| 1891 | 834 |
| 1901 | 596 |
| 1911 | 579 |
| 1921 | 448 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Lochaber shared boundaries with:
- Antigonish (Rural)
- East River St. Marys
- Goshen
- South River, Middle (Dunmore)
- South River, Upper
- St. Joseph W.-O.
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 17 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 448 total population, 234 males in the population, 231 males born in Canada, 214 females in the population, 213 females born in Canada, 2 males born outside the British Empire, 1 females born outside the British Empire, 1 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 401 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 41 persons of British origin (Irish), 5 persons of British origin (English), 1 persons of French origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 248 Presbyterians, 189 Roman Catholics, 7 Anglicans (Church of England), 3 Baptists, 1 Methodists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS005007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS005007— 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 1921 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). "Lochaber, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/lochaber-ns005007-1921/.