Strath Lorne, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Strath Lorne was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,514. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.216°N, 61.238°W.
Population
In 1891, Strath Lorne had a population of 1,514: 754 male and 760 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Strath Lorne shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,514 total population, 760 females, 754 males, 365 married persons, 226 families, 183 married females, 182 married males, 62 widowed persons, 48 widowed females, 14 widowed males, 6.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,087 single persons under 18, 558 single males under 18, 529 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,514 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 223 houses, 223 houses built of wood, 223 occupied houses, 219 houses of 1 story, 56 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 49 houses of 2 rooms, 37 houses of 4 rooms, 32 houses of 3 rooms, 24 houses of 5 rooms, 23 houses of 1 room, 4 houses of 2 stories, 3 houses under construction, 3 uninhabited houses, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 52,795 pounds of homemade butter, 26,494 bushels of potatoes, 25,153 acres of land in farms, 20,946 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 16,745 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 15,050 bushels of oats, 8,408 acres of improved land in farms, 5,398 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 4,292 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,100 acres of farmland under crops, 2,924 tons of hay, 2,682 bushels of turnips, 2,605 sheep, 2,457 acres of hay crops, 2,175 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,152 chickens, 1,461 bushels of barley, 1,146 other cattle, 1,101 acres of oats, 1,101 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,020 milk cows, 452 cattle killed or sold, 430 bushels of winter wheat, 419 swine, 379 swine slaughtered or sold, 373 bushels of spring wheat, 355 bushels of buckwheat, 314 horses aged over 3 years, 239 geese, 232 acres of potatoes, 231 occupants of farms, 225 farm occupants who own their land, 123 acres of barley, 122 horses aged 3 years and under, 109 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 87 bushels of peas, 77 acres of wheat, 64 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 40 turkeys, 38 ducks, 35 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 16 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 16 acres of turnips, 16 bushels of corn, 14 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 13 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 9 bushels of beans, 9 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 6 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS036019— 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 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). "Strath Lorne, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/strath-lorne-ns036019-1891/.