Lower Stewiacke, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Lower Stewiacke was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,577. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.159°N, 63.292°W.
Population
In 1881, Lower Stewiacke had a population of 1,577: 819 male and 758 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,530 |
| 1881 | 1,577 |
| 1891 | 946 |
| 1901 | 1,167 |
| 1911 | 521 |
| 1921 | 523 |
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 contained Lower Stewiacke, 1891 (49.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Lower Stewiacke S, 1891 (50.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Lower Stewiacke shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,577 total population, 819 males, 758 females, 466 married persons, 290 families, 234 married males, 232 married females, 72 widowed persons, 39 widowed females, 33 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,039 single persons under 18, 552 single males under 18, 487 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 283 inhabited houses, 283 occupied houses, 23 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 27,972 bushels of potatoes, 10,338 bushels of turnips, 9,639 bushels of other root crops, 8,299 bushels of oats, 4,819 tons of hay, 3,867 bushels of spring wheat, 3,403 acres of hay crops, 2,166 bushels of buckwheat, 778 bushels of barley, 296 acres of wheat, 178 acres of potatoes, 177 bushels of peas and beans, 23 bushels of corn, 23 bushels of winter wheat, 22 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 10 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,577 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:
NS019017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS007012— 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 Stewiacke, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/lower-stewiacke-ns019017-1881/.