Upper Stewiacke W-O, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Upper Stewiacke W-O was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 542. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.256°N, 62.958°W.
Population
In 1891, Upper Stewiacke W-O had a population of 542: 267 male and 275 female residents. Population density was 7.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 542 |
| 1901 | 472 |
| 1911 | 421 |
| 1921 | 453 |
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 (55.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Upper Stewiacke W-O shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 159 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.80 |
| FAM NO | 113 |
| Number of families | 113 |
| Number of females | 275 |
| Number of males | 267 |
| Number of married females | 93 |
| Number of married males | 93 |
| Number of married persons | 186 |
| Number of widowed females | 24 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 32 |
| POP F | 275 |
| POP M | 267 |
| POP TOT | 542 |
| Total population | 542 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 158 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 166 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 324 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 542 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 112 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 112 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 112 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 67 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 112 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 46 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 28 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,137 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,800 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,353 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,588 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 8,518 |
| Acres of land in farms | 16,318 |
| Acres of oats | 278 |
| Acres of potatoes | 108 |
| Acres of turnips | 45 |
| Acres of wheat | 26 |
| BAR AC | 46 |
| BAR BU | 687 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 687 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 45 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,604 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,922 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 14,477 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 226 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,987 |
| BWT BU | 1,604 |
| HAY AC | 2,588 |
| HAY TONS | 2,731 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 207 |
| Number of chickens | 1,340 |
| Number of ducks | 4 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 115 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 2 |
| Number of geese | 152 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 75 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 185 |
| Number of milk cows | 446 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 118 |
| Number of other cattle | 759 |
| Number of other fowl | 16 |
| Number of oxen | 84 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 47 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 12 |
| Number of sheep | 1,043 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 493 |
| Number of swine | 103 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 243 |
| Number of turkeys | 139 |
| OAT AC | 278 |
| OAT BU | 5,922 |
| PEA BU | 7 |
| POT AC | 108 |
| POT BU | 14,477 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 62 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 248 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,415 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 27,210 |
| RYE BU | 6 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,731 |
| WHT AC | 26 |
| WHT SP BU | 226 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 47 |
| A 11 50 | 11 |
| A 201 PL | 19 |
| A 51 100 | 29 |
| BEN BU | 45 |
| BUTTER LB | 27,210 |
| CATTLE KS | 207 |
| CHEESE LB | 62 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 158 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 166 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 324 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 248 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 75 |
| DUCKS | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 113 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,415 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 152 |
| GRA BU | 4 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,340 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 185 |
| HOUSES | 112 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 13 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 112 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 67 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 3 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 18 |
| HOUSES W | 112 |
| INF 11 A | 12 |
| MD FEM | 93 |
| MD MALE | 93 |
| MD TOT | 186 |
| MILK COWS | 446 |
| NAME CD | Colchester |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 2 |
| OC P | 115 |
| OC TOT | 118 |
| OTHER FOWL | 16 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 759 |
| OTHERS | 542 |
| SHEEP | 1,043 |
| SHEEP KS | 493 |
| SUP AM | 8,518 |
| SUP FOR | 7,800 |
| SUP JV | 28 |
| SUP PAT | 3,137 |
| SUP SC | 5,353 |
| SUP TOT | 16,318 |
| SWINE | 103 |
| SWINE KS | 243 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 112 |
| TUR AC | 45 |
| TUR BU | 6,987 |
| TURKEY | 139 |
| WID FEM | 24 |
| WID MALE | 8 |
| WID TOT | 32 |
| WORKING OX | 84 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS029021— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS007022— 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 W-O, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/upper-stewiacke-w-o-ns029021-1891/.