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 density was 7.4 people per square mile.
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:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 59 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 132 |
| Number of families | 132 |
| Number of females | 366 |
| Number of males | 382 |
| Number of married females | 117 |
| Number of married males | 120 |
| Number of married persons | 237 |
| Number of widowed females | 18 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 27 |
| POP TOT | 748 |
| Total population | 748 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 231 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 253 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 484 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 129 |
| Number of occupied houses | 129 |
Agriculture (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,128 |
| Acres of potatoes | 147 |
| Acres of wheat | 205 |
| BAR BU | 217 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 217 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,578 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,769 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 601 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 101 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 27,513 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,459 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 11,024 |
| BWT BU | 1,578 |
| HAY AC | 3,128 |
| HAY TONS | 3,706 |
| OAT BU | 6,769 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 101 |
| POT AC | 147 |
| POT BU | 27,513 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,706 |
| WHT AC | 205 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,459 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 231 |
| C UNMD M | 253 |
| C UNMD TOT | 484 |
| D OCC | 129 |
| FEMALE | 366 |
| GRA BU | 11 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 129 |
| MALE | 382 |
| MD F | 117 |
| MD M | 120 |
| MD TOT | 237 |
| NUMBER CD | 19 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 601 |
| TUR BU | 11,024 |
| WID F | 18 |
| WID M | 9 |
| WID TOT | 27 |
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/.