Lower Stewiacke, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Lower Stewiacke was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 946. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.207°N, 63.306°W.
Population
In 1891, Lower Stewiacke had a population of 946: 501 male and 445 female residents. Population density was 12.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Lower Stewiacke, 1881 (49.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Lower Stewiacke shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 187 |
| Number of families | 187 |
| Number of females | 445 |
| Number of males | 501 |
| Number of married females | 156 |
| Number of married males | 157 |
| Number of married persons | 313 |
| Number of widowed females | 30 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 44 |
| POP F | 445 |
| POP M | 501 |
| POP TOT | 946 |
| Total population | 946 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 259 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 330 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 589 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 4 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 942 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 175 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 175 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 165 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 10 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 112 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 175 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 61 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 58 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,159 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 14,612 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,486 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,627 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 6,703 |
| Acres of land in farms | 21,315 |
| Acres of oats | 264 |
| Acres of potatoes | 102 |
| Acres of turnips | 27 |
| Acres of wheat | 7 |
| BAR AC | 61 |
| BAR BU | 1,492 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,492 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 122 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 741 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,772 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 39 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 17,825 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 90 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 7,080 |
| BWT BU | 741 |
| CRN BU | 1 |
| HAY AC | 2,627 |
| HAY TONS | 3,727 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 259 |
| Number of chickens | 1,821 |
| Number of ducks | 12 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 164 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 12 |
| Number of geese | 88 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 73 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 201 |
| Number of milk cows | 589 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 176 |
| Number of other cattle | 767 |
| Number of oxen | 79 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 48 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 46 |
| Number of sheep | 538 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 376 |
| Number of swine | 124 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 217 |
| Number of turkeys | 127 |
| OAT AC | 264 |
| OAT BU | 6,772 |
| PEA BU | 39 |
| POT AC | 102 |
| POT BU | 17,825 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 80 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 200 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,223 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 41,448 |
| RYE BU | 20 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,727 |
| WHT AC | 7 |
| WHT SP BU | 90 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 48 |
| A 11 50 | 24 |
| A 201 PL | 32 |
| A 51 100 | 26 |
| BEN BU | 122 |
| BUTTER LB | 41,448 |
| CATTLE KS | 259 |
| CHEESE LB | 80 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 259 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 330 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 589 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 200 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 73 |
| DUCKS | 12 |
| FAMILIES | 187 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,223 |
| FRN CA | 4 |
| GEESE | 88 |
| GRA BU | 3 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,821 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 201 |
| HOUSES | 175 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 10 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 20 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 165 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 112 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 10 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 1 |
| HOUSES W | 175 |
| INF 11 A | 46 |
| MD FEM | 156 |
| MD MALE | 157 |
| MD TOT | 313 |
| MILK COWS | 589 |
| NAME CD | Colchester |
| OC F | 12 |
| OC P | 164 |
| OC TOT | 176 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 767 |
| OTHERS | 942 |
| SHEEP | 538 |
| SHEEP KS | 376 |
| SUP AM | 6,703 |
| SUP FOR | 14,612 |
| SUP JV | 58 |
| SUP PAT | 3,159 |
| SUP SC | 3,486 |
| SUP TOT | 21,315 |
| SWINE | 124 |
| SWINE KS | 217 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 175 |
| TUR AC | 27 |
| TUR BU | 7,080 |
| TURKEY | 127 |
| WID FEM | 30 |
| WID MALE | 14 |
| WID TOT | 44 |
| WORKING OX | 79 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS029009— 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 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 Stewiacke, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/lower-stewiacke-ns029009-1891/.