Lower Londonderry, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Lower Londonderry was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 953. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.452°N, 63.744°W.
Population
In 1891, Lower Londonderry had a population of 953: 506 male and 447 female residents.
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Lower Londonderry, 1901 (84.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Lower Londonderry 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 953 total population, 506 males, 447 females, 302 married persons, 188 families, 151 married females, 151 married males, 51 widowed persons, 30 widowed females, 21 widowed males, 5.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 600 single persons under 18, 334 single males under 18, 266 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 953 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 175 occupied houses, 174 houses, 174 houses built of wood, 160 houses of 1 story, 97 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 21 houses of 5 rooms, 19 houses of 4 rooms, 16 houses of 3 rooms, 14 houses of 2 rooms, 14 houses of 2 stories, 8 uninhabited houses, 4 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses of 1 room, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 34,344 pounds of homemade butter, 24,323 acres of land in farms, 16,629 bushels of potatoes, 16,174 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,149 acres of improved land in farms, 5,462 acres of farmland under crops, 3,932 bushels of oats, 3,524 bushels of turnips, 2,642 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,559 tons of hay, 2,198 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,053 bushels of buckwheat, 1,798 acres of hay crops, 1,751 chickens, 1,218 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 869 sheep, 603 other cattle, 486 bushels of barley, 473 milk cows, 380 sheep slaughtered or sold, 309 bushels of spring wheat, 295 cattle killed or sold, 211 acres of oats, 207 horses aged over 3 years, 206 geese, 192 turkeys, 191 swine slaughtered or sold, 182 occupants of farms, 177 farm occupants who own their land, 122 acres of potatoes, 85 bushels of beans, 75 swine, 65 bushels of peas, 57 horses aged 3 years and under, 48 ducks, 45 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 44 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 41 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 41 persons living on farms under 10 acres, Capacity of silos (tons): 40, 40 oxen, 32 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 24 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 21 acres of wheat, 19 acres of barley, 16 acres of turnips, 8 other fowl, 6 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 4 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS029012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS007010_1901— 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). "Lower Londonderry, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/lower-londonderry-ns029012-1891/.