Upper Stewiacke, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Upper Stewiacke was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,078. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7898938. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.244°N, 62.991°W.
Population
In 1871, Upper Stewiacke had a population of 2,078: 1,010 male and 1,068 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 NO DATA, 1861 (1.0% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Middle Stewiacke, 1881 (44.4% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Upper Stewiacke, 1881 (55.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Upper Stewiacke shared boundaries with:
- Hopewell
- Lower Stewiacke
- Middle Musquodoboit
- New Larig
- NO DATA
- NO DATA
- Truro, T-V
- Upper Musquodoboit
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 2,078 total population, 1,068 females, 1,010 males, 648 married persons, 374 families, 326 married females, 322 married males, 72 widowed persons, 52 widowed females, 20 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,358 single persons under 18, 690 single females under 18, 668 single males under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 366 occupied houses, 365 inhabited houses, 5 houses under construction, 4 uninhabited houses, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 126,000 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS199014— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/upper-stewiacke-ns199014-1871/.