Lockeport, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Lockeport was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 784. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3257744. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.699°N, 65.131°W.
Population
In 1911, Lockeport had a population of 784: 382 male and 402 female residents. Population density was 1005.1 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Lockeport shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,005.12 population per square mile, 784 total population, 500 area in acres, 402 females in the population, 382 males in the population, 236 single (never-married) males, 232 single (never-married) females, 168 families, 126 married males, 125 married females, 44 widowed females, 20 widowed males, 1 females with marital status not given, 0.78 area in square miles. 1,117 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 368 persons of British origin (English), 183 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 96 persons of British origin (Irish), 74 persons of German origin, 24 persons of British origin (other), 7 persons of French origin, 5 persons of Scandinavian origin. 26 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. 1 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 316 Baptists, 191 Anglicans (Church of England), 170 Methodists, 100 Presbyterians, 3 Roman Catholics, 1 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 1 Congregationalists, 1 Jews, 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 168 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS052031— 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 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). "Lockeport, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/lockeport-ns052031-1911/.