Upper Londonderry, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Upper Londonderry was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,150. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.471°N, 63.476°W.
Population
In 1891, Upper Londonderry had a population of 1,150: 591 male and 559 female residents. Population density was 13.1 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Upper Londonderry shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 157 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 228 |
| Number of families | 228 |
| Number of females | 559 |
| Number of males | 591 |
| Number of married females | 183 |
| Number of married males | 181 |
| Number of married persons | 364 |
| Number of widowed females | 34 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 56 |
| POP F | 559 |
| POP M | 591 |
| POP TOT | 1,150 |
| Total population | 1,150 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 342 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 388 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 730 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,150 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 222 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 222 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 219 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 56 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 92 |
| Number of occupied houses | 222 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 24 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 16 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,601 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 12,975 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,647 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,051 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 10,264 |
| Acres of land in farms | 23,239 |
| Acres of oats | 573 |
| Acres of potatoes | 268 |
| Acres of turnips | 61 |
| Acres of wheat | 5 |
| BAR AC | 24 |
| BAR BU | 536 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 536 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 34 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,117 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 18 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 14,845 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 84 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 39,485 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 63 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 19,240 |
| BWT BU | 2,117 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 2 |
| CRN BU | 18 |
| HAY AC | 3,051 |
| HAY TONS | 4,326 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 203 |
| Number of chickens | 2,677 |
| Number of ducks | 63 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 188 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 16 |
| Number of geese | 483 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 78 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 310 |
| Number of milk cows | 529 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 205 |
| Number of other cattle | 988 |
| Number of oxen | 54 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 57 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 35 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 65 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 26 |
| Number of sheep | 1,278 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 313 |
| Number of swine | 266 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 252 |
| Number of turkeys | 1,537 |
| OAT AC | 573 |
| OAT BU | 14,845 |
| PEA BU | 84 |
| POT AC | 268 |
| POT BU | 39,485 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 95 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,425 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 30,160 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,326 |
| WHT AC | 5 |
| WHT SP BU | 63 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 57 |
| A 11 50 | 35 |
| A 201 PL | 22 |
| A 51 100 | 65 |
| BEN BU | 34 |
| BUTTER LB | 30,160 |
| CATTLE KS | 203 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 342 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 388 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 730 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 95 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 78 |
| DUCKS | 63 |
| FAMILIES | 228 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 4,425 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 483 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,677 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 310 |
| HOUSES | 222 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 56 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 219 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 92 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 27 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 26 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 11 |
| HOUSES W | 222 |
| INF 11 A | 26 |
| MD FEM | 183 |
| MD MALE | 181 |
| MD TOT | 364 |
| MILK COWS | 529 |
| NAME CD | Colchester |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 16 |
| OC P | 188 |
| OC TOT | 205 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 988 |
| OTHERS | 1,150 |
| SHEEP | 1,278 |
| SHEEP KS | 313 |
| SILOS | 2 |
| SUP AM | 10,264 |
| SUP FOR | 12,975 |
| SUP JV | 16 |
| SUP PAT | 4,601 |
| SUP SC | 5,647 |
| SUP TOT | 23,239 |
| SWINE | 266 |
| SWINE KS | 252 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 222 |
| TUR AC | 61 |
| TUR BU | 19,240 |
| TURKEY | 1,537 |
| WID FEM | 34 |
| WID MALE | 22 |
| WID TOT | 56 |
| WORKING OX | 54 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS029023— 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 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). "Upper Londonderry, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/upper-londonderry-ns029023-1891/.