Lockeport, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Lockeport was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,220. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3257744. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.699°N, 65.131°W.
Population
In 1891, Lockeport had a population of 1,220: 612 male and 608 female residents. Population density was 164.2 people per square mile.
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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Lockeport shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 149 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 231 |
| Number of families | 231 |
| Number of females | 608 |
| Number of males | 612 |
| Number of married females | 210 |
| Number of married males | 212 |
| Number of married persons | 422 |
| Number of widowed females | 37 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 55 |
| POP F | 608 |
| POP M | 612 |
| POP TOT | 1,220 |
| Total population | 1,220 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 361 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 382 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 743 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,220 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 213 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 213 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 183 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 29 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 130 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 213 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 15 |
Agriculture (54 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 15 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 558 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 426 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 384 |
| Acres of hay crops | 268 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 957 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,383 |
| Acres of oats | 8 |
| Acres of potatoes | 18 |
| Acres of turnips | 4 |
| BAR AC | 1 |
| BAR BU | 20 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 24 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 95 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 28 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,426 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 822 |
| BWT BU | 1 |
| CRN BU | 3 |
| HAY AC | 268 |
| HAY TONS | 398 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 116 |
| Number of chickens | 1,482 |
| Number of ducks | 23 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 147 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 16 |
| Number of geese | 6 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 2 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 37 |
| Number of milk cows | 116 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 163 |
| Number of other cattle | 38 |
| Number of other fowl | 34 |
| Number of oxen | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 131 |
| Number of sheep | 341 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 75 |
| Number of swine | 63 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 33 |
| OAT AC | 8 |
| OAT BU | 95 |
| PEA BU | 28 |
| POT AC | 18 |
| POT BU | 2,426 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 239 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 684 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 6,145 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 398 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 11 50 | 29 |
| A 51 100 | 3 |
| BEN BU | 24 |
| BUTTER LB | 6,145 |
| CATTLE KS | 116 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 361 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 382 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 743 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 239 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 2 |
| DUCKS | 23 |
| FAMILIES | 231 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 684 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 6 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,482 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 37 |
| HOUSES | 213 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 31 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 19 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 12 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 183 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 130 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 29 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 15 |
| HOUSES W | 213 |
| INF 11 A | 131 |
| MD FEM | 210 |
| MD MALE | 212 |
| MD TOT | 422 |
| MILK COWS | 116 |
| NAME CD | Shelburne |
| OC F | 16 |
| OC P | 147 |
| OC TOT | 163 |
| OTHER FOWL | 34 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 38 |
| OTHERS | 1,220 |
| SHEEP | 341 |
| SHEEP KS | 75 |
| SUP AM | 957 |
| SUP FOR | 426 |
| SUP JV | 15 |
| SUP PAT | 558 |
| SUP SC | 384 |
| SUP TOT | 1,383 |
| SWINE | 63 |
| SWINE KS | 33 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 213 |
| TUR AC | 4 |
| TUR BU | 822 |
| WID FEM | 37 |
| WID MALE | 18 |
| WID TOT | 55 |
| WORKING OX | 25 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS042010— 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 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). "Lockeport, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/lockeport-ns042010-1891/.