Lower Stewiacke S, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Lower Stewiacke S was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 672. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.112°N, 63.278°W.
Population
In 1891, Lower Stewiacke S had a population of 672: 347 male and 325 female residents.
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 (50.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Lower Stewiacke S shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 672 total population, 347 males, 325 females, 225 married persons, 145 families, 113 married males, 112 married females, 34 widowed persons, 24 widowed females, 10 widowed males, 4.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 413 single persons under 18, 224 single males under 18, 189 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 669 persons who are not French Canadian, 3 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 139 occupied houses, 133 houses, 132 houses built of wood, 128 houses of 1 story, 77 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 19 houses of 4 rooms, 14 houses of 3 rooms, 13 houses of 5 rooms, 6 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 6 uninhabited houses, 5 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 5 houses of 2 stories, 3 houses of 2 rooms, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses built of brick. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 19,553 acres of land in farms, 19,435 pounds of homemade butter, 14,196 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,507 bushels of potatoes, 5,357 acres of improved land in farms, 4,721 bushels of oats, 3,082 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,300 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,220 acres of farmland under crops, 2,209 tons of hay, 1,926 bushels of turnips, 1,666 acres of hay crops, 1,421 chickens, 1,121 bushels of barley, 609 sheep, 443 bushels of buckwheat, 435 sheep slaughtered or sold, 349 milk cows, 349 other cattle, 217 acres of oats, 160 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 156 horses aged over 3 years, 149 cattle killed or sold, 136 bushels of spring wheat, 126 occupants of farms, 118 farm occupants who own their land, 103 swine slaughtered or sold, 76 bushels of beans, 61 acres of potatoes, 59 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 55 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 54 turkeys, 46 acres of barley, 45 horses aged 3 years and under, 38 swine, 33 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 31 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 30 oxen, 26 ducks, 26 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 22 geese, 22 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 16 bushels of peas, 14 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 13 acres of wheat, 9 acres of turnips, 8 farm occupants who rent their land, 4 bushels of rye, 1 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS029010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS029010— 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 S, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/lower-stewiacke-s-ns029010-1891/.