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 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 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 694 total population, 366 males, 328 females, 230 married persons, 123 families, 116 married males, 114 married females, 29 widowed persons, 22 widowed females, 7 widowed males, 5.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 435 single persons under 18, 243 single males under 18, 192 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 694 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 121 occupied houses, 120 houses, 120 houses built of wood, 118 houses of 1 story, 65 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 19 houses of 4 rooms, 13 houses of 3 rooms, 12 uninhabited houses, 10 houses of 5 rooms, 7 houses of 2 rooms, 6 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 4 houses under construction, 2 houses of 2 stories, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 39,876 pounds of homemade butter, 32,455 acres of land in farms, 24,857 bushels of potatoes, 22,025 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 13,995 bushels of turnips, 10,430 acres of improved land in farms, 6,333 bushels of oats, 5,626 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,752 acres of farmland under crops, 3,674 tons of hay, 3,384 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 3,089 bushels of barley, 2,910 acres of hay crops, 1,620 bushels of buckwheat, 1,420 chickens, 1,201 sheep, 984 other cattle, 951 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 710 sheep slaughtered or sold, 623 milk cows, 603 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 337 bushels of spring wheat, 295 acres of oats, 260 swine slaughtered or sold, 243 cattle killed or sold, 213 horses aged over 3 years, 208 geese, 167 turkeys, 131 occupants of farms, 128 oxen, 121 farm occupants who own their land, 117 acres of potatoes, 111 acres of barley, 111 swine, 65 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 58 horses aged 3 years and under, 52 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 39 bushels of beans, 37 acres of turnips, 36 bushels of peas, 24 acres of wheat, 22 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 20 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 19 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 12 ducks, 10 farm occupants who rent their land, 7 bushels of rye, 5 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 2 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.