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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 883 total population, 460 males, 423 females, 298 married persons, 169 families, 150 married females, 148 married males, 38 widowed persons, 27 widowed females, 11 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 547 single persons under 18, 301 single males under 18, 246 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 168 occupied houses, 167 inhabited houses, 4 uninhabited houses, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 64,851 bushels of potatoes, 13,523 bushels of turnips, 11,597 bushels of oats, 10,563 bushels of other root crops, 3,846 tons of hay, 3,311 bushels of buckwheat, 2,625 bushels of spring wheat, 2,287 acres of hay crops, 1,373 bushels of barley, 308 acres of potatoes, 203 acres of wheat, 146 bushels of peas and beans, 10 bushels of corn, 4 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 883 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
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/.