Middle Londonderry, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Middle Londonderry was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,249. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.464°N, 63.576°W.
Population
In 1891, Middle Londonderry had a population of 1,249: 616 male and 633 female residents. Population density was 26.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 3,173 |
| 1891 | 1,249 |
| 1901 | 1,015 |
| 1911 | 961 |
| 1921 | 917 |
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 Middle Londonderry, 1881 (68.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Middle Londonderry shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 165 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 251 |
| Number of families | 251 |
| Number of females | 633 |
| Number of males | 616 |
| Number of married females | 217 |
| Number of married males | 217 |
| Number of married persons | 434 |
| Number of widowed females | 54 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 69 |
| POP F | 633 |
| POP M | 616 |
| POP TOT | 1,249 |
| Total population | 1,249 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 362 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 384 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 746 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,249 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 240 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 240 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 210 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 30 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 144 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 241 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 119 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 37 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,100 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,918 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,278 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,279 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,415 |
| Acres of land in farms | 16,333 |
| Acres of oats | 243 |
| Acres of potatoes | 148 |
| Acres of turnips | 49 |
| Acres of wheat | 11 |
| BAR AC | 119 |
| BAR BU | 3,120 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,120 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 141 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,830 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,297 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 114 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 21,948 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 119 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 16,951 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 20 |
| BWT BU | 2,830 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 1 |
| CRN BU | 4 |
| HAY AC | 2,279 |
| HAY TONS | 3,422 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 181 |
| Number of chickens | 2,455 |
| Number of ducks | 8 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 186 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 20 |
| Number of geese | 242 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 71 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 296 |
| Number of milk cows | 475 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 206 |
| Number of other cattle | 391 |
| Number of other fowl | 32 |
| Number of oxen | 37 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 62 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 64 |
| Number of sheep | 824 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 309 |
| Number of swine | 93 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 175 |
| Number of turkeys | 201 |
| OAT AC | 243 |
| OAT BU | 5,297 |
| PEA BU | 114 |
| POT AC | 148 |
| POT BU | 21,948 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 20 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 185 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,081 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 29,637 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,422 |
| WHT AC | 11 |
| WHT FALL BU | 20 |
| WHT SP BU | 119 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 29 |
| A 11 50 | 36 |
| A 201 PL | 15 |
| A 51 100 | 62 |
| BEN BU | 141 |
| BUTTER LB | 29,637 |
| CATTLE KS | 181 |
| CHEESE LB | 20 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 362 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 384 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 746 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 185 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 71 |
| DUCKS | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 251 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,081 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 242 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,455 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 296 |
| HOUSES | 240 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 16 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 32 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 30 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 210 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 144 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 30 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 5 |
| HOUSES W | 240 |
| INF 11 A | 64 |
| MD FEM | 217 |
| MD MALE | 217 |
| MD TOT | 434 |
| MILK COWS | 475 |
| NAME CD | Colchester |
| OC F | 20 |
| OC P | 186 |
| OC TOT | 206 |
| OTHER FOWL | 32 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 391 |
| OTHERS | 1,249 |
| SHEEP | 824 |
| SHEEP KS | 309 |
| SILOS | 1 |
| SUP AM | 7,415 |
| SUP FOR | 8,918 |
| SUP JV | 37 |
| SUP PAT | 3,100 |
| SUP SC | 4,278 |
| SUP TOT | 16,333 |
| SWINE | 93 |
| SWINE KS | 175 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 241 |
| TUR AC | 49 |
| TUR BU | 16,951 |
| TURKEY | 201 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 54 |
| WID MALE | 15 |
| WID TOT | 69 |
| WORKING OX | 37 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS029013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS007013— 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). "Middle Londonderry, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/middle-londonderry-ns029013-1891/.