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. Population density was 8.5 people per square mile.
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 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.60 |
| FAM NO | 145 |
| Number of families | 145 |
| Number of females | 325 |
| Number of males | 347 |
| Number of married females | 112 |
| Number of married males | 113 |
| Number of married persons | 225 |
| Number of widowed females | 24 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 34 |
| POP F | 325 |
| POP M | 347 |
| POP TOT | 672 |
| Total population | 672 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 189 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 224 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 413 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 3 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 669 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 6 |
| Number of houses | 133 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 132 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 128 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 77 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 139 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 46 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 55 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,082 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 14,196 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,220 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,666 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,357 |
| Acres of land in farms | 19,553 |
| Acres of oats | 217 |
| Acres of potatoes | 61 |
| Acres of turnips | 9 |
| Acres of wheat | 13 |
| BAR AC | 46 |
| BAR BU | 1,121 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,121 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 76 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 443 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,721 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,507 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 136 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,926 |
| BWT BU | 443 |
| HAY AC | 1,666 |
| HAY TONS | 2,209 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 149 |
| Number of chickens | 1,421 |
| Number of ducks | 26 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 118 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 8 |
| Number of geese | 22 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 45 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 156 |
| Number of milk cows | 349 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 126 |
| Number of other cattle | 349 |
| Number of other fowl | 1 |
| Number of oxen | 30 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 33 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 26 |
| Number of sheep | 609 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 435 |
| Number of swine | 38 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 103 |
| Number of turkeys | 54 |
| OAT AC | 217 |
| OAT BU | 4,721 |
| PEA BU | 16 |
| POT AC | 61 |
| POT BU | 8,507 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 160 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 59 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,300 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 19,435 |
| RYE BU | 4 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,209 |
| WHT AC | 13 |
| WHT SP BU | 136 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 33 |
| A 11 50 | 14 |
| A 201 PL | 31 |
| A 51 100 | 22 |
| BEN BU | 76 |
| BUTTER LB | 19,435 |
| CATTLE KS | 149 |
| CHEESE LB | 160 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 189 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 224 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 413 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 59 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 45 |
| DUCKS | 26 |
| FAMILIES | 145 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,300 |
| FRN CA | 3 |
| GEESE | 22 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,421 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 156 |
| HOUSES | 133 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 19 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 128 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 77 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 6 |
| HOUSES W | 132 |
| INF 11 A | 26 |
| MD FEM | 112 |
| MD MALE | 113 |
| MD TOT | 225 |
| MILK COWS | 349 |
| NAME CD | Colchester |
| OC F | 8 |
| OC P | 118 |
| OC TOT | 126 |
| OTHER FOWL | 1 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 349 |
| OTHERS | 669 |
| SHEEP | 609 |
| SHEEP KS | 435 |
| SUP AM | 5,357 |
| SUP FOR | 14,196 |
| SUP JV | 55 |
| SUP PAT | 3,082 |
| SUP SC | 2,220 |
| SUP TOT | 19,553 |
| SWINE | 38 |
| SWINE KS | 103 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 139 |
| TUR AC | 9 |
| TUR BU | 1,926 |
| TURKEY | 54 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 6 |
| WID FEM | 24 |
| WID MALE | 10 |
| WID TOT | 34 |
| WORKING OX | 30 |
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/.