Middle Stewiacke, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Middle Stewiacke was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 694. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.213°N, 63.101°W.
Population
In 1891, Middle Stewiacke had a population of 694: 366 male and 328 female residents. Population density was 6.9 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Middle Stewiacke shared boundaries with:
- Brookfield
- Lower Stewiacke
- Lower Stewiacke S
- Polling district No. 21
- Polling district No. 22
- Salmon River
- Upper Stewiacke W-O
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 159 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 123 |
| Number of families | 123 |
| Number of females | 328 |
| Number of males | 366 |
| Number of married females | 114 |
| Number of married males | 116 |
| Number of married persons | 230 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 29 |
| POP F | 328 |
| POP M | 366 |
| POP TOT | 694 |
| Total population | 694 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 192 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 243 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 435 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 694 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 120 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 120 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 118 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 65 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 121 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 111 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 52 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,626 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 22,025 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,752 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,910 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 10,430 |
| Acres of land in farms | 32,455 |
| Acres of oats | 295 |
| Acres of potatoes | 117 |
| Acres of turnips | 37 |
| Acres of wheat | 24 |
| BAR AC | 111 |
| BAR BU | 3,089 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,089 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 39 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,620 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,333 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 36 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 24,857 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 337 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 13,995 |
| BWT BU | 1,620 |
| HAY AC | 2,910 |
| HAY TONS | 3,674 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 243 |
| Number of chickens | 1,420 |
| Number of ducks | 12 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 121 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 10 |
| Number of geese | 208 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 58 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 213 |
| Number of milk cows | 623 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 131 |
| Number of other cattle | 984 |
| Number of oxen | 128 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 65 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 20 |
| Number of sheep | 1,201 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 710 |
| Number of swine | 111 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 260 |
| Number of turkeys | 167 |
| OAT AC | 295 |
| OAT BU | 6,333 |
| PEA BU | 36 |
| POT AC | 117 |
| POT BU | 24,857 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 603 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 951 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,384 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 39,876 |
| RYE BU | 7 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,674 |
| WHT AC | 24 |
| WHT SP BU | 337 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 22 |
| A 11 50 | 5 |
| A 201 PL | 65 |
| A 51 100 | 19 |
| BEN BU | 39 |
| BUTTER LB | 39,876 |
| CATTLE KS | 243 |
| CHEESE LB | 603 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 192 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 243 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 435 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 951 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 58 |
| DUCKS | 12 |
| FAMILIES | 123 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,384 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 208 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,420 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 213 |
| HOUSES | 120 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 19 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 118 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 65 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 7 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 12 |
| HOUSES W | 120 |
| INF 11 A | 20 |
| MD FEM | 114 |
| MD MALE | 116 |
| MD TOT | 230 |
| MILK COWS | 623 |
| NAME CD | Colchester |
| OC F | 10 |
| OC P | 121 |
| OC TOT | 131 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 984 |
| OTHERS | 694 |
| SHEEP | 1,201 |
| SHEEP KS | 710 |
| SUP AM | 10,430 |
| SUP FOR | 22,025 |
| SUP JV | 52 |
| SUP PAT | 5,626 |
| SUP SC | 4,752 |
| SUP TOT | 32,455 |
| SWINE | 111 |
| SWINE KS | 260 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 121 |
| TUR AC | 37 |
| TUR BU | 13,995 |
| TURKEY | 167 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 22 |
| WID MALE | 7 |
| WID TOT | 29 |
| WORKING OX | 128 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS029014— 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 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 Stewiacke, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/middle-stewiacke-ns029014-1891/.