The Seventh Census of Canada was taken on the 1st of June 1931. Sub-district 44-Lockhartville in the federal riding of Hants-Kings, Nova Scotia includes Lockhartville, Avonport, Wallbrook, and Hants Border. The enumerator was Edward D. Haliburton.

Many columns on the census form have not been transcribed here; such as the type of house construction and number of rooms, the birthplace of individuals and their parents, religion, and literacy. Images of the original census pages are freely available on the National Library and Archives of Canada website, and must be consulted for these and other details. One new question in the 1931 census was if the family had a radio! Only nineteen of the one hundred and forty families answered yes. Questions about work and income were more detailed than previous years; total wages earned in 1930 and whether the person was employed on the 1st of June, 1931 show that unemployment was a concern. Some employed at the new pulp mill in Hantsport reported being laid off and others in construction trades reported “no work”. Children under the age of 10 who were school students had that designation crossed out for whatever reason.

The next phase of this endeavour will be to map the actual location of each household along the roads that existed at the time.