Lunenburg, T-V, Nova Scotia (1891 census)

Lunenburg, T-V was a town in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,894. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q105441. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.378°N, 64.321°W.

Population

In 1891, Lunenburg, T-V had a population of 4,894: 2,459 male and 2,435 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

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 Blue Rocks, 1901 (28.9% of this CSD's polygon).
• In a later year, this CSD contained First South, 1901 (20.6% of this CSD's polygon).
• In a later year, this CSD contained Mahone Bay Road, 1901 (43.4% of this CSD's polygon).
• In a later year, this CSD contained Lunenburg, T-V, 1901 (7.1% of this CSD's polygon).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891

In the 1891 census, Lunenburg, T-V shared boundaries with:

• Blockhouse
• Ritcey's Cove
• Summerside

Full census record, 1891

The 1891 census recorded 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.

Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 4,894 total population, 2,459 males, 2,435 females, 1,789 married persons, 989 families, 895 married females, 894 married males, 193 widowed persons, 137 widowed females, 56 widowed males, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)

Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,912 single persons under 18, 1,509 single males under 18, 1,403 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 4,894 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 746 houses, 746 houses built of wood, 746 occupied houses, 528 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 509 houses of 1 story, 219 houses of 2 stories, 68 houses of 4 rooms, 64 houses of 5 rooms, 54 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 24 houses of 3 rooms, 18 houses of 3 stories, 9 uninhabited houses, 6 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses of 2 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)

Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 55,350 pounds of homemade butter, 31,897 bushels of potatoes, 20,340 bushels of turnips, 16,524 acres of land in farms, 9,496 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,413 bushels of barley, 7,028 acres of improved land in farms, 4,760 chickens, 4,671 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 4,629 acres of farmland under crops, 4,288 bushels of oats, 3,457 tons of hay, 2,276 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,122 acres of hay crops, 1,517 sheep, 1,094 sheep slaughtered or sold, 554 milk cows, 540 other cattle, 493 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 468 swine slaughtered or sold, 462 swine, 431 occupants of farms, 431 oxen, 427 bushels of rye, 400 farm occupants who own their land, 395 cattle killed or sold, 321 geese, 288 acres of potatoes, 268 acres of barley, 238 ducks, 183 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 171 acres of turnips, 171 bushels of beans, 169 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 123 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 103 acres of oats, 93 bushels of buckwheat, 90 horses aged over 3 years, 62 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 30 bushels of corn, 30 farm occupants who rent their land, 17 other fowl, 15 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 15 turkeys, 10 horses aged 3 years and under, 9 bushels of peas, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)

People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries

The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.

Identifiers

• TCP UID: NS038006 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_NS015044 — computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years
• Wikidata: Q105441
• Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunenburg,_Nova_Scotia
• Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunenburg_(Nouvelle-%C3%89cosse)

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, T-V, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/lunenburg-t-v-ns038006-1891/.