Upper Stewiacke, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Upper Stewiacke was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,552. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7898938. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.268°N, 62.902°W.
Population
In 1881, Upper Stewiacke had a population of 1,552: 780 male and 772 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,078 |
| 1881 | 1,552 |
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, 1871 (55.6% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Upper Stewiacke W-O, 1891 (55.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Upper Stewiacke E., 1891 (44.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Upper Stewiacke shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,552 total population, 780 males, 772 females, 476 married persons, 281 families, 239 married females, 237 married males, 48 widowed persons, 35 widowed females, 13 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,028 single persons under 18, 530 single males under 18, 498 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 270 inhabited houses, 270 occupied houses, 4 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 41,468 bushels of potatoes, 15,308 bushels of oats, 9,403 bushels of turnips, 5,535 tons of hay, 5,389 acres of hay crops, 3,857 bushels of buckwheat, 3,738 bushels of spring wheat, 1,444 bushels of other root crops, 707 bushels of barley, 335 acres of wheat, 241 acres of potatoes, 232 bushels of peas and beans, 40 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 6 bushels of winter wheat, 2 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,552 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS019019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS019019— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7898938
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 Stewiacke, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/upper-stewiacke-ns019019-1881/.