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 density was 13.1 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.
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 161 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 188 |
| Number of families | 188 |
| Number of females | 447 |
| Number of males | 506 |
| Number of married females | 151 |
| Number of married males | 151 |
| Number of married persons | 302 |
| Number of widowed females | 30 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 51 |
| POP F | 447 |
| POP M | 506 |
| POP TOT | 953 |
| Total population | 953 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 266 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 334 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 600 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 953 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 174 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 174 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 160 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 14 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 97 |
| Number of occupied houses | 175 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 19 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 45 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,642 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 16,174 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,462 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,798 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 8,149 |
| Acres of land in farms | 24,323 |
| Acres of oats | 211 |
| Acres of potatoes | 122 |
| Acres of turnips | 16 |
| Acres of wheat | 21 |
| BAR AC | 19 |
| BAR BU | 486 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 486 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 85 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,053 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,932 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 65 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 16,629 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 309 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,524 |
| BWT BU | 2,053 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 40 |
| HAY AC | 1,798 |
| HAY TONS | 2,559 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 295 |
| Number of chickens | 1,751 |
| Number of ducks | 48 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 177 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of geese | 206 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 57 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 207 |
| Number of milk cows | 473 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 182 |
| Number of other cattle | 603 |
| Number of other fowl | 8 |
| Number of oxen | 40 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 44 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 41 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 41 |
| Number of sheep | 869 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 380 |
| Number of swine | 75 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 191 |
| Number of turkeys | 192 |
| OAT AC | 211 |
| OAT BU | 3,932 |
| PEA BU | 65 |
| POT AC | 122 |
| POT BU | 16,629 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 6 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,218 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,198 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 34,344 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,559 |
| WHT AC | 21 |
| WHT SP BU | 309 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 44 |
| A 11 50 | 24 |
| A 201 PL | 32 |
| A 51 100 | 41 |
| BEN BU | 85 |
| BUTTER LB | 34,344 |
| CATTLE KS | 295 |
| CHEESE LB | 6 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 266 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 334 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 600 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,218 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 57 |
| DUCKS | 48 |
| FAMILIES | 188 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,198 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 206 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,751 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 207 |
| HOUSES | 174 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 19 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 160 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 97 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 14 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 14 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 8 |
| HOUSES W | 174 |
| INF 11 A | 41 |
| MD FEM | 151 |
| MD MALE | 151 |
| MD TOT | 302 |
| MILK COWS | 473 |
| NAME CD | Colchester |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 177 |
| OC TOT | 182 |
| OTHER FOWL | 8 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 603 |
| OTHERS | 953 |
| SHEEP | 869 |
| SHEEP KS | 380 |
| SILOS | 40 |
| SUP AM | 8,149 |
| SUP FOR | 16,174 |
| SUP JV | 45 |
| SUP PAT | 2,642 |
| SUP SC | 5,462 |
| SUP TOT | 24,323 |
| SWINE | 75 |
| SWINE KS | 191 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 175 |
| TUR AC | 16 |
| TUR BU | 3,524 |
| TURKEY | 192 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 30 |
| WID MALE | 21 |
| WID TOT | 51 |
| WORKING OX | 40 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS029012— 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 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/.