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 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 73 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,220 total population, 612 males, 608 females, 422 married persons, 231 families, 212 married males, 210 married females, 55 widowed persons, 37 widowed females, 18 widowed males, 5.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 743 single persons under 18, 382 single males under 18, 361 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,220 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 213 houses, 213 houses built of wood, 213 occupied houses, 183 houses of 1 story, 130 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 31 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 29 houses of 2 stories, 19 houses of 5 rooms, 15 uninhabited houses, 12 houses of 3 rooms, 12 houses of 4 rooms, 5 houses of over 15 rooms, 4 houses of 2 rooms, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 6,145 pounds of homemade butter, 2,426 bushels of potatoes, 1,482 chickens, 1,383 acres of land in farms, 957 acres of improved land in farms, 822 bushels of turnips, 684 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 558 acres of farmland in pasture, 426 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 398 tons of hay, 384 acres of farmland under crops, 341 sheep, 268 acres of hay crops, 239 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 163 occupants of farms, 147 farm occupants who own their land, 131 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 116 cattle killed or sold, 116 milk cows, 95 bushels of oats, 75 sheep slaughtered or sold, 63 swine, 38 other cattle, 37 horses aged over 3 years, 34 other fowl, 33 swine slaughtered or sold, 29 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 28 bushels of peas, 25 oxen, 24 bushels of beans, 23 ducks, 20 bushels of barley, 18 acres of potatoes, 16 farm occupants who rent their land, 15 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 8 acres of oats, 6 geese, 4 acres of turnips, 3 bushels of corn, 3 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 2 horses aged 3 years and under, 1 acres of barley, 1 bushels of buckwheat. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.