Arcadia, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Arcadia was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 800. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4785104. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.900°N, 65.985°W.
Population
In 1921, Arcadia had a population of 800: 416 male and 384 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,329 |
| 1901 | 1,422 |
| 1911 | 1,405 |
| 1921 | 800 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Arcadia shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 23 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 800 total population, 416 males in the population, 403 males born in Canada, 384 females in the population, 377 females born in Canada, 9 males born outside the British Empire, 4 females born outside the British Empire, 4 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 3 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 417 persons of French origin, 329 persons of British origin (English), 29 persons of British origin (Irish), 12 persons of Scandinavian origin, 3 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 1 persons of Dutch origin. 9 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 431 Roman Catholics, 243 Baptists, 99 Methodists, 12 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 11 Anglicans (Church of England), 3 Presbyterians, 1 Congregationalists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS021001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS021001_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4785104
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcadia,_Nova_Scotia
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1921 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). "Arcadia, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/arcadia-ns021001-1921/.