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 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Lochaber shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 155 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.20 |
| FAM NO | 134 |
| Number of families | 134 |
| Number of females | 428 |
| Number of males | 406 |
| Number of married females | 99 |
| Number of married males | 99 |
| Number of married persons | 198 |
| Number of widowed females | 24 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 32 |
| POP F | 428 |
| POP M | 406 |
| POP TOT | 834 |
| Total population | 834 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 305 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 299 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 604 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 834 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 133 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 133 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 133 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 73 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 133 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 32 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 41 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,108 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,768 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,984 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,039 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 8,133 |
| Acres of land in farms | 17,901 |
| Acres of oats | 644 |
| Acres of potatoes | 130 |
| Acres of turnips | 44 |
| Acres of wheat | 28 |
| BAR AC | 32 |
| BAR BU | 482 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 482 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 87 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,280 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 21 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 10,916 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 21 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 18,343 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 321 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 7,033 |
| BWT BU | 2,280 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 15 |
| CRN BU | 12 |
| HAY AC | 2,039 |
| HAY TONS | 2,401 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 316 |
| Number of chickens | 2,144 |
| Number of ducks | 45 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 147 |
| Number of geese | 237 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 63 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 174 |
| Number of milk cows | 719 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 147 |
| Number of other cattle | 748 |
| Number of oxen | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 62 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 53 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 13 |
| Number of sheep | 1,665 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,029 |
| Number of swine | 141 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 209 |
| Number of turkeys | 18 |
| OAT AC | 644 |
| OAT BU | 10,916 |
| PEA BU | 21 |
| POT AC | 130 |
| POT BU | 18,343 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 11,908 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,270 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,821 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 33,604 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,401 |
| WHT AC | 28 |
| WHT SP BU | 321 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 62 |
| A 11 50 | 11 |
| A 201 PL | 8 |
| A 51 100 | 53 |
| BEN BU | 87 |
| BUTTER LB | 33,604 |
| CATTLE KS | 316 |
| CHEESE LB | 11,908 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 305 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 299 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 604 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,270 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 63 |
| DUCKS | 45 |
| FAMILIES | 134 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 4,821 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 237 |
| GRA BU | 21 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,144 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 174 |
| HOUSES | 133 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 25 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 24 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 8 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 133 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 73 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 2 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 10 |
| HOUSES W | 133 |
| INF 11 A | 13 |
| MD FEM | 99 |
| MD MALE | 99 |
| MD TOT | 198 |
| MILK COWS | 719 |
| NAME CD | Antigonish |
| OC P | 147 |
| OC TOT | 147 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 748 |
| OTHERS | 834 |
| SHEEP | 1,665 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,029 |
| SILOS | 15 |
| SUP AM | 8,133 |
| SUP FOR | 9,768 |
| SUP JV | 41 |
| SUP PAT | 5,108 |
| SUP SC | 2,984 |
| SUP TOT | 17,901 |
| SWINE | 141 |
| SWINE KS | 209 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 133 |
| TUR AC | 44 |
| TUR BU | 7,033 |
| TURKEY | 18 |
| WID FEM | 24 |
| WID MALE | 8 |
| WID TOT | 32 |
| WORKING OX | 4 |
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/.