Lower Londonderry, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Lower Londonderry was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,571. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.452°N, 63.744°W.
Population
In 1881, Lower Londonderry had a population of 1,571: 806 male and 765 female residents. Population density was 21.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,587 |
| 1881 | 1,571 |
| 1891 | 953 |
| 1901 | 910 |
| 1911 | 844 |
| 1921 | 936 |
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 Lower Londonderry, 1871 (75.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Lower Londonderry shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 284 |
| Number of families | 284 |
| Number of females | 765 |
| Number of males | 806 |
| Number of married females | 269 |
| Number of married males | 264 |
| Number of married persons | 533 |
| Number of widowed females | 34 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 46 |
| POP TOT | 1,571 |
| Total population | 1,571 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 462 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 530 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 992 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 279 |
| Number of occupied houses | 279 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,466 |
| Acres of potatoes | 247 |
| Acres of wheat | 208 |
| BAR BU | 139 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 139 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,976 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 7,699 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 719 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 192 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 38,800 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,187 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,849 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 2 |
| BWT BU | 3,976 |
| CRN BU | 5 |
| HAY AC | 2,466 |
| HAY TONS | 3,366 |
| OAT BU | 7,699 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 192 |
| POT AC | 247 |
| POT BU | 38,800 |
| RYE BU | 1 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,366 |
| WHT AC | 208 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,187 |
| WHT WTR BU | 2 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 462 |
| C UNMD M | 530 |
| C UNMD TOT | 992 |
| D OCC | 279 |
| FEMALE | 765 |
| GRA BU | 8 |
| H CON | 5 |
| H INHAB | 279 |
| H UNINH | 10 |
| MALE | 806 |
| MD F | 269 |
| MD M | 264 |
| MD TOT | 533 |
| NUMBER CD | 19 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 719 |
| TUR BU | 2,849 |
| WID F | 34 |
| WID M | 12 |
| WID TOT | 46 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS019003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS007010— 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). "Lower Londonderry, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/lower-londonderry-ns019003-1881/.