Lockeport, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Lockeport was a census subdivision in 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 46 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,918 total population, 997 males, 921 females, 651 married persons, 379 families, 327 married males, 324 married females, 48 widowed persons, 31 widowed females, 17 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,219 single persons under 18, 653 single males under 18, 566 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 326 inhabited houses, 326 occupied houses, 8 uninhabited houses, 4 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 17,322 bushels of potatoes, 2,002 bushels of other root crops, 588 tons of hay, 559 bushels of turnips, 459 acres of hay crops, 216 bushels of oats, 140 bushels of barley, 128 acres of potatoes, 60 bushels of buckwheat, 42 bushels of spring wheat, 40 bushels of rye, 16 bushels of peas and beans, 4 acres of wheat, 1 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 47,261 quintals of cod, 9,851 gallons of fish oil, 6,330 fathoms of fishing nets, 1,881 barrels of herring or alewives, 1,065 barrels of mackerel, 581 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock, 388 men on fishing vessels, 108 men on fishing boats, 77 fishing boats, 67 shoremen, 32 fishing vessels, 5 barrels of gaspareaux, 3 barrels of halibut, 1 barrels of trout. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.) The 1881 enumerator also recorded 39,500 pounds of lobster canned — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,918 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
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/.