Lochaber, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Lochaber was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 579. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.447°N, 62.036°W.
Population
In 1911, Lochaber had a population of 579: 304 male and 275 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Lochaber shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 579 total population, 304 males in the population, 275 females in the population, 206 single (never-married) males, 167 single (never-married) females, 132 families, 103 married females, 96 married males, 5 widowed females, 2 widowed males. 596 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 487 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 71 persons of British origin (Irish), 17 persons of British origin (English), 2 persons of Dutch origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 354 Presbyterians, 215 Roman Catholics, 7 Baptists, 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Anglicans (Church of England), 1 Methodists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 130 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS038008— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/lochaber-ns038008-1911/.