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 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 density was 93.2 people per square mile.
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 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 245 |
| Number of families | 245 |
| Number of females | 685 |
| Number of males | 644 |
| Number of married females | 229 |
| Number of married males | 230 |
| Number of married persons | 459 |
| Number of widowed females | 45 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 67 |
| POP F | 685 |
| POP M | 644 |
| POP TOT | 1,329 |
| Total population | 1,329 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 411 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 392 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 803 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 223 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,106 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 245 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 245 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 165 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 79 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 145 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 245 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 12 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 36 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,137 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,188 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,426 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,312 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,599 |
| Acres of land in farms | 9,787 |
| Acres of oats | 53 |
| Acres of potatoes | 79 |
| Acres of turnips | 33 |
| Acres of wheat | 1 |
| BAR AC | 12 |
| BAR BU | 237 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 237 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 104 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 14 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 71 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,278 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 113 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,582 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,848 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 15 |
| BWT BU | 14 |
| CRN BU | 71 |
| HAY AC | 1,312 |
| HAY TONS | 1,824 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 134 |
| Number of chickens | 1,691 |
| Number of ducks | 79 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 210 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 10 |
| Number of geese | 33 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 19 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 115 |
| Number of milk cows | 463 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 221 |
| Number of other cattle | 421 |
| Number of other fowl | 14 |
| Number of oxen | 155 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 83 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 46 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 75 |
| Number of sheep | 614 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 125 |
| Number of swine | 164 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 126 |
| OAT AC | 53 |
| OAT BU | 1,278 |
| PEA BU | 113 |
| POT AC | 79 |
| POT BU | 10,582 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 2,680 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 92 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,308 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 40,110 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,824 |
| WHT AC | 1 |
| WHT FALL BU | 15 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 11 |
| A 11 50 | 83 |
| A 201 PL | 6 |
| A 51 100 | 46 |
| BEN BU | 104 |
| BUTTER LB | 40,110 |
| CATTLE KS | 134 |
| CHEESE LB | 2,680 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 411 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 392 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 803 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 92 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 19 |
| DUCKS | 79 |
| FAMILIES | 245 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,308 |
| FRN CA | 223 |
| GEESE | 33 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,691 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 115 |
| HOUSES | 245 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 38 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 20 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 165 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 145 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 23 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 10 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 79 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 18 |
| HOUSES W | 245 |
| INF 11 A | 75 |
| MD FEM | 229 |
| MD MALE | 230 |
| MD TOT | 459 |
| MILK COWS | 463 |
| NAME CD | Yarmouth |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 10 |
| OC P | 210 |
| OC TOT | 221 |
| OTHER FOWL | 14 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 421 |
| OTHERS | 1,106 |
| SHEEP | 614 |
| SHEEP KS | 125 |
| SUP AM | 4,599 |
| SUP FOR | 5,188 |
| SUP JV | 36 |
| SUP PAT | 2,137 |
| SUP SC | 2,426 |
| SUP TOT | 9,787 |
| SWINE | 164 |
| SWINE KS | 126 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 245 |
| TUR AC | 33 |
| TUR BU | 6,848 |
| WID FEM | 45 |
| WID MALE | 22 |
| WID TOT | 67 |
| WORKING OX | 155 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS044001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS021001— 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). "Arcadia, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/arcadia-ns044001-1891/.