Lockeport, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Lockeport was a census subdivision in Shelburne County, Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,918. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3257744. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.699°N, 65.131°W.
Population
In 1881, Lockeport had a population of 1,918: 997 male and 921 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,918 |
| 1891 | 1,220 |
| 1901 | 1,117 |
| 1911 | 784 |
| 1921 | 851 |
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 Ragged Island, 1871 (9.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Lockeport shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 94 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 379 |
| Number of families | 379 |
| Number of females | 921 |
| Number of males | 997 |
| Number of married females | 324 |
| Number of married males | 327 |
| Number of married persons | 651 |
| Number of widowed females | 31 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 48 |
| POP TOT | 1,918 |
| Total population | 1,918 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 566 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 653 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,219 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 326 |
| Number of occupied houses | 326 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 459 |
| Acres of potatoes | 128 |
| Acres of wheat | 4 |
| BAR BU | 140 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 140 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 60 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 216 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,002 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 17,322 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 42 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 559 |
| BWT BU | 60 |
| CRN BU | 1 |
| HAY AC | 459 |
| HAY TONS | 588 |
| OAT BU | 216 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 16 |
| POT AC | 128 |
| POT BU | 17,322 |
| RYE BU | 40 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 588 |
| WHT AC | 4 |
| WHT SP BU | 42 |
Fisheries (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of gaspareaux produced in the past year | 5 |
| Barrels of halibut produced in the past year | 3 |
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 1,881 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 1,065 |
| Barrels of trout produced in the past year | 1 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 6,330 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 9,851 |
| Number of fishing boats | 77 |
| Number of fishing vessels | 32 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 108 |
| Number of men on fishing vessels | 388 |
| Number of shoremen | 67 |
| Pounds of lobster canned in the past year | 39,500 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 47,261 |
| Quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock produced in the past year | 581 |
Other recorded variables (34 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 1,881 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 108 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 77 |
| C UNMD F | 566 |
| C UNMD M | 653 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,219 |
| CD NAME | Shelburne |
| COD DX K | 47,261 |
| D OCC | 326 |
| FEMALE | 921 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 9,851 |
| GSP XB Q | 5 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 326 |
| H UNINH | 8 |
| HAD DX K | 581 |
| HAL XB Q | 3 |
| LOB XC P | 39,500 |
| MALE | 997 |
| MCK XB Q | 1,065 |
| MD F | 324 |
| MD M | 327 |
| MD TOT | 651 |
| NET XX F | 6,330 |
| NUMBER CD | 13 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,002 |
| SHOREMEN XX Q | 67 |
| TRT XB Q | 1 |
| TUR BU | 559 |
| VESSEL MEN Q | 388 |
| VESSEL XX Q | 32 |
| WID F | 31 |
| WID M | 17 |
| WID TOT | 48 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS013006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS019017_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3257744
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockeport
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockeport
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). "Lockeport, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/lockeport-ns013006-1881/.