Lochaber, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Lochaber was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 834. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.447°N, 62.036°W.
Population
In 1891, Lochaber had a population of 834: 406 male and 428 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Lochaber shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 834 total population, 428 females, 406 males, 198 married persons, 134 families, 99 married females, 99 married males, 32 widowed persons, 24 widowed females, 8 widowed males, 6.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 604 single persons under 18, 305 single females under 18, 299 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 834 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 133 houses, 133 houses built of wood, 133 houses of 1 story, 133 occupied houses, 73 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 25 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 24 houses of 5 rooms, 10 uninhabited houses, 8 houses of 4 rooms, 2 houses of 2 rooms, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses of 3 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 33,604 pounds of homemade butter, 18,343 bushels of potatoes, 17,901 acres of land in farms, 11,908 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 10,916 bushels of oats, 9,768 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,133 acres of improved land in farms, 7,033 bushels of turnips, 5,108 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,821 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,984 acres of farmland under crops, 2,401 tons of hay, 2,280 bushels of buckwheat, 2,144 chickens, 2,039 acres of hay crops, 1,665 sheep, 1,270 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,029 sheep slaughtered or sold, 748 other cattle, 719 milk cows, 644 acres of oats, 482 bushels of barley, 321 bushels of spring wheat, 316 cattle killed or sold, 237 geese, 209 swine slaughtered or sold, 174 horses aged over 3 years, 147 farm occupants who own their land, 147 occupants of farms, 141 swine, 130 acres of potatoes, 87 bushels of beans, 63 horses aged 3 years and under, 62 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 53 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 45 ducks, 44 acres of turnips, 41 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 32 acres of barley, 28 acres of wheat, 21 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 21 bushels of peas, 18 turkeys, Capacity of silos (tons): 15, 13 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 12 bushels of corn, 11 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 8 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS027009— 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 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). "Lochaber, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/lochaber-ns027009-1891/.