Argyle, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Argyle was a census subdivision in Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,520. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.807°N, 65.808°W.
Population
In 1881, Argyle had a population of 1,520: 753 male and 767 female residents. Population density was 22.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,333 |
| 1881 | 1,520 |
| 1891 | 931 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Argyle, 1891 (54.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Eel Brook, 1891 (45.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Argyle shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 297 |
| Number of families | 297 |
| Number of females | 767 |
| Number of males | 753 |
| Number of married females | 264 |
| Number of married males | 263 |
| Number of married persons | 527 |
| Number of widowed females | 44 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 61 |
| POP TOT | 1,520 |
| Total population | 1,520 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 459 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 473 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 932 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 11 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 291 |
| Number of occupied houses | 291 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 921 |
| Acres of potatoes | 202 |
| Acres of wheat | 8 |
| BAR BU | 69 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 69 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 232 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 610 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 55 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 18,298 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 107 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,832 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 12 |
| HAY AC | 921 |
| HAY TONS | 1,159 |
| OAT BU | 232 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 55 |
| POT AC | 202 |
| POT BU | 18,298 |
| RYE BU | 2 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,159 |
| WHT AC | 8 |
| WHT SP BU | 107 |
| WHT WTR BU | 12 |
Fisheries (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of eels produced in the past year | 6 |
| Barrels of gaspareaux produced in the past year | 180 |
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 27 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 199 |
| Barrels of sardines produced in the past year | 2 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 74 |
| Pounds of lobster canned in the past year | 576,000 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 15 |
Other recorded variables (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 27 |
| C UNMD F | 459 |
| C UNMD M | 473 |
| C UNMD TOT | 932 |
| CD NAME | Yarmouth |
| COD DX K | 15 |
| D OCC | 291 |
| EEL XB Q | 6 |
| FEMALE | 767 |
| GSP XB Q | 180 |
| H CON | 11 |
| H INHAB | 291 |
| H UNINH | 7 |
| LOB XC P | 576,000 |
| MALE | 753 |
| MCK XB Q | 199 |
| MD F | 264 |
| MD M | 263 |
| MD TOT | 527 |
| NET XX F | 74 |
| NUMBER CD | 14 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 610 |
| SAR XB Q | 2 |
| TUR BU | 2,832 |
| WID F | 44 |
| WID M | 17 |
| WID TOT | 61 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS014009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS044002— 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 1881 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). "Argyle, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/argyle-ns014009-1881/.