Lower Onslow, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Lower Onslow was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 853. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.448°N, 63.345°W.
Population
In 1891, Lower Onslow had a population of 853: 458 male and 395 female residents. Population density was 12.5 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Lower Onslow shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 153 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 | 165 |
| Number of families | 165 |
| Number of females | 395 |
| Number of males | 458 |
| Number of married females | 149 |
| Number of married males | 149 |
| Number of married persons | 298 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 41 |
| POP F | 395 |
| POP M | 458 |
| POP TOT | 853 |
| Total population | 853 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 224 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 290 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 514 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 853 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses | 160 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 160 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 154 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 6 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 89 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 164 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 29 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 9 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,434 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 19,755 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,911 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,513 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 6,354 |
| Acres of land in farms | 26,109 |
| Acres of oats | 444 |
| Acres of potatoes | 201 |
| Acres of turnips | 145 |
| Acres of wheat | 7 |
| BAR AC | 29 |
| BAR BU | 1,090 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,090 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 49 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,414 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 13,301 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 56 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 30,401 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 139 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 55,820 |
| BWT BU | 1,414 |
| HAY AC | 2,513 |
| HAY TONS | 4,118 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 450 |
| Number of chickens | 1,653 |
| Number of ducks | 16 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 146 |
| Number of geese | 102 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 94 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 257 |
| Number of milk cows | 498 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 146 |
| Number of other cattle | 931 |
| Number of other fowl | 4 |
| Number of oxen | 64 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 48 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 41 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 4 |
| Number of sheep | 575 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 337 |
| Number of swine | 126 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 250 |
| Number of turkeys | 165 |
| OAT AC | 444 |
| OAT BU | 13,301 |
| PEA BU | 56 |
| POT AC | 201 |
| POT BU | 30,401 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 128 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 30 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,180 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 29,030 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,118 |
| WHT AC | 7 |
| WHT SP BU | 139 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 48 |
| A 11 50 | 25 |
| A 201 PL | 28 |
| A 51 100 | 41 |
| BEN BU | 49 |
| BUTTER LB | 29,030 |
| CATTLE KS | 450 |
| CHEESE LB | 128 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 224 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 290 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 514 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 30 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 94 |
| DUCKS | 16 |
| FAMILIES | 165 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,180 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 102 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,653 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 257 |
| HOUSES | 160 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 23 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 29 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 154 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 89 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 9 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 6 |
| HOUSES W | 160 |
| INF 11 A | 4 |
| MD FEM | 149 |
| MD MALE | 149 |
| MD TOT | 298 |
| MILK COWS | 498 |
| NAME CD | Colchester |
| OC P | 146 |
| OC TOT | 146 |
| OTHER FOWL | 4 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 931 |
| OTHERS | 853 |
| SHEEP | 575 |
| SHEEP KS | 337 |
| SUP AM | 6,354 |
| SUP FOR | 19,755 |
| SUP JV | 9 |
| SUP PAT | 2,434 |
| SUP SC | 3,911 |
| SUP TOT | 26,109 |
| SWINE | 126 |
| SWINE KS | 250 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 164 |
| TUR AC | 145 |
| TUR BU | 55,820 |
| TURKEY | 165 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 4 |
| WID FEM | 22 |
| WID MALE | 19 |
| WID TOT | 41 |
| WORKING OX | 64 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS029011— 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 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 Onslow, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/lower-onslow-ns029011-1891/.