Argyle, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Argyle was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,520. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4789805. 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 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 38 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,520 total population, 767 females, 753 males, 527 married persons, 297 families, 264 married females, 263 married males, 61 widowed persons, 44 widowed females, 17 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 932 single persons under 18, 473 single males under 18, 459 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 291 inhabited houses, 291 occupied houses, 11 houses under construction, 7 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 18,298 bushels of potatoes, 2,832 bushels of turnips, 1,159 tons of hay, 921 acres of hay crops, 610 bushels of other root crops, 232 bushels of oats, 202 acres of potatoes, 107 bushels of spring wheat, 69 bushels of barley, 55 bushels of peas and beans, 12 bushels of winter wheat, 8 acres of wheat, 2 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 199 barrels of mackerel, 180 barrels of gaspareaux, 74 fathoms of fishing nets, 27 barrels of herring or alewives, 15 quintals of cod, 6 barrels of eels. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.) The 1881 enumerator also recorded 2 barrels of sardines, 576,000 pounds of lobster canned — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,520 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
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: Q4789805
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/.