Arcadia, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Arcadia was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,405. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4785104. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.900°N, 65.985°W.
Population
In 1911, Arcadia had a population of 1,405: 679 male and 726 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Arcadia shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,405 total population, 726 females in the population, 679 males in the population, 438 single (never-married) females, 419 single (never-married) males, 268 families, 234 married males, 233 married females, 55 widowed females, 23 widowed males, 3 males with marital status not given. 1,422 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 719 persons of British origin (English), 459 persons of French origin, 24 persons of British origin (Irish), 9 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 2 persons of Dutch origin. 192 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: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 721 Baptists, 482 Roman Catholics, 160 Methodists, 21 Anglicans (Church of England), 13 Presbyterians, 3 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 2 Congregationalists, 1 Friends (Quakers), 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 257 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS053001— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/arcadia-ns053001-1911/.