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 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.
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 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 946 total population, 501 males, 445 females, 313 married persons, 187 families, 157 married males, 156 married females, 44 widowed persons, 30 widowed females, 14 widowed males, 5 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 589 single persons under 18, 330 single males under 18, 259 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 942 persons who are not French Canadian, 4 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 175 houses, 175 houses built of wood, 175 occupied houses, 165 houses of 1 story, 112 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 20 houses of 4 rooms, 20 houses of 5 rooms, 10 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 10 houses of 2 stories, 10 houses of 3 rooms, 2 houses of 2 rooms, 1 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 41,448 pounds of homemade butter, 21,315 acres of land in farms, 17,825 bushels of potatoes, 14,612 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,080 bushels of turnips, 6,772 bushels of oats, 6,703 acres of improved land in farms, 3,727 tons of hay, 3,486 acres of farmland under crops, 3,159 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,627 acres of hay crops, 2,223 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,821 chickens, 1,492 bushels of barley, 767 other cattle, 741 bushels of buckwheat, 589 milk cows, 538 sheep, 376 sheep slaughtered or sold, 264 acres of oats, 259 cattle killed or sold, 217 swine slaughtered or sold, 201 horses aged over 3 years, 200 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 176 occupants of farms, 164 farm occupants who own their land, 127 turkeys, 124 swine, 122 bushels of beans, 102 acres of potatoes, 90 bushels of spring wheat, 88 geese, 80 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 79 oxen, 73 horses aged 3 years and under, 61 acres of barley, 58 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 48 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 46 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 39 bushels of peas, 32 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 27 acres of turnips, 26 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 24 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 20 bushels of rye, 12 ducks, 12 farm occupants who rent their land, 7 acres of wheat, 3 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1 bushels of corn. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.