Arcadia, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
Arcadia was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,422. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4785104. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.900°N, 65.985°W.
Population
In 1901, Arcadia had a population of 1,422: 694 male and 728 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 1901
In the 1901 census, Arcadia shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 11 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 1,422 total population, 728 females, 694 males, 434 single females, 433 single males, 268 families, 245 married females, 245 married males, 49 widowed females, 16 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 263 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS042001— 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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/arcadia-ns042001-1901/.