Upper Londonderry, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Upper Londonderry was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,353. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.471°N, 63.476°W.
Population
In 1881, Upper Londonderry had a population of 1,353: 682 male and 671 female residents. Population density was 15.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,194 |
| 1881 | 1,353 |
| 1891 | 1,150 |
| 1901 | 1,042 |
| 1911 | 954 |
| 1921 | 1,021 |
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 Londonderry, 1871 (66.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Upper Londonderry shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 256 |
| Number of families | 256 |
| Number of females | 671 |
| Number of males | 682 |
| Number of married females | 193 |
| Number of married males | 196 |
| Number of married persons | 389 |
| Number of widowed females | 36 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 56 |
| POP TOT | 1,353 |
| Total population | 1,353 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 442 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 466 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 908 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 253 |
| Number of occupied houses | 254 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,947 |
| Acres of potatoes | 308 |
| Acres of wheat | 236 |
| BAR BU | 1,091 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,091 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,672 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 11,227 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 3,437 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 106 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 56,067 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,273 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 9,118 |
| BWT BU | 4,672 |
| HAY AC | 2,947 |
| HAY TONS | 4,397 |
| OAT BU | 11,227 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 106 |
| POT AC | 308 |
| POT BU | 56,067 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,397 |
| WHT AC | 236 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,273 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 442 |
| C UNMD M | 466 |
| C UNMD TOT | 908 |
| D OCC | 254 |
| FEMALE | 671 |
| GRA BU | 30 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 253 |
| H UNINH | 13 |
| MALE | 682 |
| MD F | 193 |
| MD M | 196 |
| MD TOT | 389 |
| NUMBER CD | 19 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 3,437 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 9,118 |
| WID F | 36 |
| WID M | 20 |
| WID TOT | 56 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS019005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS007020— 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). "Upper Londonderry, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/upper-londonderry-ns019005-1881/.