Port Lorne, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Port Lorne was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 673. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.950°N, 65.220°W.
Population
In 1891, Port Lorne had a population of 673: 352 male and 321 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 673 |
| 1901 | 565 |
| 1911 | 474 |
| 1921 | 421 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Clarence, 1881 (38.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Port Lorne shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 673 total population, 352 males, 321 females, 261 married persons, 144 families, 131 married males, 130 married females, 27 widowed persons, 18 widowed females, 9 widowed males, 4.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 385 single persons under 18, 212 single males under 18, 173 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 673 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 136 occupied houses, 135 houses, 135 houses built of wood, 130 houses of 1 story, 99 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 15 houses of 4 rooms, 8 houses of 5 rooms, 5 houses of 2 stories, 5 houses of 3 rooms, 4 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses of 2 rooms, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 16,570 pounds of homemade butter, 9,386 acres of land in farms, 7,461 bushels of potatoes, 7,263 acres of improved land in farms, 4,103 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,157 bushels of turnips, 3,124 acres of farmland under crops, 3,099 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,005 bushels of oats, 2,123 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,763 chickens, 1,591 acres of hay crops, 1,102 bushels of barley, 1,096 bushels of buckwheat, 1,082 tons of hay, 933 sheep, 776 sheep slaughtered or sold, 191 acres of oats, 190 other cattle, 164 milk cows, 154 cattle killed or sold, 136 geese, 132 occupants of farms, 123 farm occupants who own their land, 113 oxen, 104 bushels of beans, 97 bushels of winter wheat, 87 swine, 86 swine slaughtered or sold, 79 acres of barley, 76 bushels of peas, 68 horses aged over 3 years, 62 acres of potatoes, 41 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 36 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 35 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 25 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 25 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 21 turkeys, 14 horses aged 3 years and under, 13 acres of turnips, 12 ducks, 9 farm occupants who rent their land, 7 acres of wheat, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 3 bushels of spring wheat, 2 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS026026— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS004023— 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). "Port Lorne, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/port-lorne-ns026026-1891/.