Lochaber, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Lochaber was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 832. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.447°N, 62.036°W.
Population
In 1881, Lochaber had a population of 832: 393 male and 439 female residents. Population density was 20.5 people per square mile.
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).
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 Lochaber, 1871 (38.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Lochaber shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 59 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 128 |
| Number of families | 128 |
| Number of females | 439 |
| Number of males | 393 |
| Number of married females | 104 |
| Number of married males | 104 |
| Number of married persons | 208 |
| Number of widowed females | 21 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 27 |
| POP TOT | 832 |
| Total population | 832 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 314 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 283 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 597 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 128 |
| Number of occupied houses | 128 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,663 |
| Acres of potatoes | 169 |
| Acres of wheat | 69 |
| BAR BU | 261 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 261 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,637 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 43 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 13,148 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 28 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 17,276 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 870 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,077 |
| BWT BU | 3,637 |
| HAY AC | 1,663 |
| HAY TONS | 2,147 |
| OAT BU | 13,148 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 28 |
| POT AC | 169 |
| POT BU | 17,276 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,147 |
| WHT AC | 69 |
| WHT SP BU | 870 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 314 |
| C UNMD M | 283 |
| C UNMD TOT | 597 |
| D OCC | 128 |
| FEMALE | 439 |
| GRA BU | 43 |
| H INHAB | 128 |
| H UNINH | 3 |
| MALE | 393 |
| MD F | 104 |
| MD M | 104 |
| MD TOT | 208 |
| NUMBER CD | 21 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 10 |
| TUR BU | 1,077 |
| WID F | 21 |
| WID M | 6 |
| WID TOT | 27 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS021002— 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 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). "Lochaber, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/lochaber-ns021002-1881/.