Upper Stewiacke E., Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Upper Stewiacke E. was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 812. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.283°N, 62.831°W.
Population
In 1891, Upper Stewiacke E. had a population of 812: 415 male and 397 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 812 |
| 1901 | 714 |
| 1911 | 607 |
| 1921 | 586 |
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, 1881 (44.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Upper Stewiacke E. shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 812 total population, 415 males, 397 females, 263 married persons, 151 families, 133 married females, 130 married males, 30 widowed persons, 18 widowed females, 12 widowed males, 5.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 519 single persons under 18, 273 single males under 18, 246 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 807 persons who are not French Canadian, 5 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 145 occupied houses, 144 houses, 144 houses built of wood, 144 houses of 1 story, 88 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 20 houses of 3 rooms, 15 houses of 4 rooms, 15 uninhabited houses, 12 houses of 5 rooms, 7 houses of 2 rooms, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 38,732 pounds of homemade butter, 23,338 acres of land in farms, 17,012 bushels of potatoes, 15,974 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 11,247 bushels of oats, 7,364 acres of improved land in farms, 4,299 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 3,890 acres of farmland under crops, 3,437 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,793 bushels of buckwheat, 2,542 acres of hay crops, 2,397 tons of hay, 1,864 bushels of turnips, 1,782 chickens, 1,360 sheep, 794 bushels of barley, 651 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 634 other cattle, 585 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 566 milk cows, 550 sheep slaughtered or sold, 514 acres of oats, 480 bushels of spring wheat, 316 geese, 253 swine slaughtered or sold, 231 turkeys, 207 horses aged over 3 years, Capacity of silos (tons): 180, 171 cattle killed or sold, 152 occupants of farms, 150 bushels of corn, 150 farm occupants who own their land, 108 swine, 103 acres of potatoes, 77 oxen, 72 bushels of beans, 64 horses aged 3 years and under, 62 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 48 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 41 acres of wheat, 37 acres of barley, 37 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 31 bushels of peas, 27 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 19 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 10 ducks, 9 acres of turnips, 9 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 6 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 2 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS029022— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS007021— 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 Stewiacke E., Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/upper-stewiacke-e-ns029022-1891/.