Lower Stewiacke, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Lower Stewiacke was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,530. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.159°N, 63.292°W.
Population
In 1871, Lower Stewiacke had a population of 1,530: 776 male and 754 female residents. Population density was 9.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,530 |
| 1881 | 1,577 |
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 NO DATA, 1861 (0.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Lower Stewiacke shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 56 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 281 |
| Number of females | 754 |
| Number of males | 776 |
| Number of married females | 238 |
| Number of married males | 235 |
| Number of married persons | 473 |
| Number of widowed females | 27 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 47 |
| Total population | 1,530 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 489 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 521 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,010 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 275 |
| Number of occupied houses | 276 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,296 |
| BWT BU | 2,393 |
| CRN BU | 68 |
| HAY AC | 3,909 |
| HAY TONS | 4,660 |
| OAT BU | 15,755 |
| PEA BU | 378 |
| POT AC | 186 |
| POT BU | 35,386 |
| RYE BU | 205 |
| Total area (acres) | 94,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,044 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 47 |
| AREA | 94,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 5 |
| BEN BU | 69 |
| CD | 199 |
| CSD | 13 |
| FAMILIES | 281 |
| FEMALE | 754 |
| GRA BU | 14 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 276 |
| INHABITED | 275 |
| MALE | 776 |
| MARRIED F | 238 |
| MARRIED M | 235 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 473 |
| POPULATION | 1,530 |
| ROOT BU | 3,814 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 489 |
| SINGLE M | 521 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,010 |
| TUR BU | 5,183 |
| UNINHABITED | 16 |
| WIDOWED F | 27 |
| WIDOWED M | 20 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 47 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS199013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS019017— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/lower-stewiacke-ns199013-1871/.