Lower Onslow, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Lower Onslow was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 883. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.448°N, 63.345°W.
Population
In 1881, Lower Onslow had a population of 883: 460 male and 423 female residents. Population density was 13.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 921 |
| 1881 | 883 |
| 1891 | 853 |
| 1901 | 933 |
| 1911 | 941 |
| 1921 | 916 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Lower Onslow shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 169 |
| Number of families | 169 |
| Number of females | 423 |
| Number of males | 460 |
| Number of married females | 150 |
| Number of married males | 148 |
| Number of married persons | 298 |
| Number of widowed females | 27 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 38 |
| POP TOT | 883 |
| Total population | 883 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 246 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 301 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 547 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 167 |
| Number of occupied houses | 168 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,287 |
| Acres of potatoes | 308 |
| Acres of wheat | 203 |
| BAR BU | 1,373 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,373 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,311 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 11,597 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 10,563 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 146 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 64,851 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,625 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 13,523 |
| BWT BU | 3,311 |
| CRN BU | 10 |
| HAY AC | 2,287 |
| HAY TONS | 3,846 |
| OAT BU | 11,597 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 146 |
| POT AC | 308 |
| POT BU | 64,851 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,846 |
| WHT AC | 203 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,625 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 246 |
| C UNMD M | 301 |
| C UNMD TOT | 547 |
| D OCC | 168 |
| FEMALE | 423 |
| GRA BU | 4 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 167 |
| H UNINH | 4 |
| MALE | 460 |
| MD F | 150 |
| MD M | 148 |
| MD TOT | 298 |
| NUMBER CD | 19 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 10,563 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 13,523 |
| WID F | 27 |
| WID M | 11 |
| WID TOT | 38 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS019006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS007011— 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 Onslow, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/lower-onslow-ns019006-1881/.