Strath Lorne, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Strath Lorne was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,588. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.216°N, 61.238°W.
Population
In 1881, Strath Lorne had a population of 1,588: 807 male and 781 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,588 |
| 1891 | 1,514 |
| 1901 | 1,681 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 1,020 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Strath Lorne shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 43 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,588 total population, 807 males, 781 females, 383 married persons, 228 families, 192 married females, 192 married males, 49 widowed persons, 33 widowed females, 16 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,156 single persons under 18, 600 single males under 18, 556 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 228 inhabited houses, 228 occupied houses, 4 houses under construction, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 29,495 bushels of potatoes, 24,874 bushels of oats, 2,898 tons of hay, 2,579 bushels of barley, 2,337 bushels of spring wheat, 2,197 acres of hay crops, 1,467 bushels of buckwheat, 778 bushels of turnips, 293 acres of potatoes, 207 acres of wheat, 69 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 59 bushels of other root crops, 19 bushels of peas and beans. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 687 fathoms of fishing nets, 365 quintals of cod, 129 barrels of mackerel, 86 barrels of gaspareaux, 65 gallons of fish oil, 58 barrels of herring or alewives, 47 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock, 25 men on fishing boats, 17 barrels of eels, 14 fishing boats, 7 quintals of fascines fish, 3 shoremen, 1 barrels of trout. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,588 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS004011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS013020— 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 1881 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). "Strath Lorne, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/strath-lorne-ns004011-1881/.