Middle Stewiacke, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Middle Stewiacke was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 748. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.213°N, 63.101°W.
Population
In 1881, Middle Stewiacke had a population of 748: 382 male and 366 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 748 |
| 1891 | 694 |
| 1901 | 618 |
| 1911 | 568 |
| 1921 | 518 |
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 Upper Stewiacke, 1871 (44.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Middle Stewiacke shared boundaries with:
- Broofield Corner
- Lower Stewiacke
- Middle Musquodoboit
- Salmon River
- Upper Musquodoboit
- Upper Stewiacke
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 748 total population, 382 males, 366 females, 237 married persons, 132 families, 120 married males, 117 married females, 27 widowed persons, 18 widowed females, 9 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 484 single persons under 18, 253 single males under 18, 231 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 129 inhabited houses, 129 occupied houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 27,513 bushels of potatoes, 11,024 bushels of turnips, 6,769 bushels of oats, 3,706 tons of hay, 3,128 acres of hay crops, 2,459 bushels of spring wheat, 1,578 bushels of buckwheat, 601 bushels of other root crops, 217 bushels of barley, 205 acres of wheat, 147 acres of potatoes, 101 bushels of peas and beans, 11 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 748 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS019018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS007014— 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 1881 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 Stewiacke, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/middle-stewiacke-ns019018-1881/.