Lunenburg, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Lunenburg was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,894. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.378°N, 64.321°W.
Population
In 1891, Lunenburg had a population of 4,894: 2,459 male and 2,435 female residents. Population density was 142.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,231 |
| 1881 | 4,007 |
| 1891 | 4,894 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained First South, 1901 (20.6% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Blue Rocks, 1901 (28.9% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Lunenburg, T-V, 1901 (7.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Mahone Bay Road, 1901 (43.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Lunenburg shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 159 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 989 |
| Number of families | 989 |
| Number of females | 2,435 |
| Number of males | 2,459 |
| Number of married females | 895 |
| Number of married males | 894 |
| Number of married persons | 1,789 |
| Number of widowed females | 137 |
| Number of widowed males | 56 |
| Number of widowed persons | 193 |
| POP F | 2,435 |
| POP M | 2,459 |
| POP TOT | 4,894 |
| Total population | 4,894 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,403 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,509 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,912 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 4,894 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 746 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 746 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 509 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 54 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 219 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 18 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 68 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 64 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 528 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 746 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 268 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 123 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,276 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,496 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,629 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,122 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,028 |
| Acres of land in farms | 16,524 |
| Acres of oats | 103 |
| Acres of potatoes | 288 |
| Acres of turnips | 171 |
| BAR AC | 268 |
| BAR BU | 9,413 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 9,413 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 171 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 93 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,288 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 31,897 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 427 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 20,340 |
| BWT BU | 93 |
| CRN BU | 30 |
| HAY AC | 2,122 |
| HAY TONS | 3,457 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 395 |
| Number of chickens | 4,760 |
| Number of ducks | 238 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 400 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 30 |
| Number of geese | 321 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 10 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 90 |
| Number of milk cows | 554 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 431 |
| Number of other cattle | 540 |
| Number of other fowl | 17 |
| Number of oxen | 431 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 169 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 62 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 183 |
| Number of sheep | 1,517 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,094 |
| Number of swine | 462 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 468 |
| Number of turkeys | 15 |
| OAT AC | 103 |
| OAT BU | 4,288 |
| PEA BU | 9 |
| POT AC | 288 |
| POT BU | 31,897 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 493 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,671 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 55,350 |
| RYE BU | 427 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,457 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 15 |
| A 11 50 | 169 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 62 |
| BEN BU | 171 |
| BUTTER LB | 55,350 |
| CATTLE KS | 395 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,403 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,509 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,912 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 493 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 10 |
| DUCKS | 238 |
| FAMILIES | 989 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 4,671 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 321 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,760 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 90 |
| HOUSES | 746 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 54 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 64 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 68 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 509 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 528 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 24 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 18 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 219 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 9 |
| HOUSES W | 746 |
| INF 11 A | 183 |
| MD FEM | 895 |
| MD MALE | 894 |
| MD TOT | 1,789 |
| MILK COWS | 554 |
| NAME CD | Lunenburg |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 30 |
| OC P | 400 |
| OC TOT | 431 |
| OTHER FOWL | 17 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 540 |
| OTHERS | 4,894 |
| SHEEP | 1,517 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,094 |
| SUP AM | 7,028 |
| SUP FOR | 9,496 |
| SUP JV | 123 |
| SUP PAT | 2,276 |
| SUP SC | 4,629 |
| SUP TOT | 16,524 |
| SWINE | 462 |
| SWINE KS | 468 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 746 |
| TUR AC | 171 |
| TUR BU | 20,340 |
| TURKEY | 15 |
| WID FEM | 137 |
| WID MALE | 56 |
| WID TOT | 193 |
| WORKING OX | 431 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS038006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS038006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Lunenburg, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/lunenburg-ns038006-1891/.