Arcadia, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Arcadia was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,329. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4785104. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.900°N, 65.985°W.
Population
In 1891, Arcadia had a population of 1,329: 644 male and 685 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).
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 Chebogue, 1881 (23.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Arcadia shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,329 total population, 685 females, 644 males, 459 married persons, 245 families, 230 married males, 229 married females, 67 widowed persons, 45 widowed females, 22 widowed males, 5.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 803 single persons under 18, 411 single females under 18, 392 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,106 persons who are not French Canadian, 223 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 245 houses, 245 houses built of wood, 245 occupied houses, 165 houses of 1 story, 145 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 79 houses of 2 stories, 38 houses of 5 rooms, 23 houses of 3 rooms, 20 houses of 4 rooms, 18 uninhabited houses, 10 houses of 2 rooms, 8 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 40,110 pounds of homemade butter, 10,582 bushels of potatoes, 9,787 acres of land in farms, 6,848 bushels of turnips, 5,188 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,599 acres of improved land in farms, 2,680 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,426 acres of farmland under crops, 2,137 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,824 tons of hay, 1,691 chickens, 1,312 acres of hay crops, 1,308 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,278 bushels of oats, 614 sheep, 463 milk cows, 421 other cattle, 237 bushels of barley, 221 occupants of farms, 210 farm occupants who own their land, 164 swine, 155 oxen, 134 cattle killed or sold, 126 swine slaughtered or sold, 125 sheep slaughtered or sold, 115 horses aged over 3 years, 113 bushels of peas, 104 bushels of beans, 92 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 83 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 79 acres of potatoes, 79 ducks, 75 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 71 bushels of corn, 53 acres of oats, 46 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 36 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 33 acres of turnips, 33 geese, 19 horses aged 3 years and under, 15 bushels of winter wheat, 14 bushels of buckwheat, 14 other fowl, 12 acres of barley, 11 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 10 farm occupants who rent their land, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 acres of wheat, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS044001— 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 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). "Arcadia, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/arcadia-ns044001-1891/.