Upper LaHave, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
Upper LaHave was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 774. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7898731. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.338°N, 64.391°W.
Population
In 1901, Upper LaHave had a population of 774: 409 male and 365 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 774 |
| 1911 | 802 |
| 1921 | 719 |
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 Ritcey's Cove, 1891 (43.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Upper LaHave shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 774 total population, 409 males, 365 females, 266 single males, 208 single females, 149 families, 136 married females, 136 married males, 21 widowed females, 6 widowed males, 1 divorced males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 140 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS037034— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS015038— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7898731
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upper_LaHave,_Nova_Scotia
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1901 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). "Upper LaHave, Nova Scotia (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/upper-lahave-ns037034-1901/.