Argyle, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Argyle was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 931. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4789805. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.786°N, 65.792°W.
Population
In 1891, Argyle had a population of 931: 468 male and 463 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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Argyle, 1881 (54.3% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Lower Argyle, 1901 (2.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Argyle shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 70 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 931 total population, 468 males, 463 females, 361 married persons, 197 families, 181 married females, 180 married males, 57 widowed persons, 33 widowed females, 24 widowed males, 4.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 513 single persons under 18, 264 single males under 18, 249 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 931 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 195 occupied houses, 194 houses, 194 houses built of wood, 194 houses of 1 story, 146 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 18 houses of 4 rooms, 10 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 10 houses of 5 rooms, 9 houses of 2 rooms, 6 uninhabited houses, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of 3 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 19,786 pounds of homemade butter, 9,482 acres of land in farms, 6,775 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,463 bushels of potatoes, 2,707 acres of improved land in farms, 1,612 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,460 chickens, 1,298 bushels of turnips, 1,084 tons of hay, 1,082 acres of farmland under crops, 902 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 838 acres of hay crops, 698 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 310 other cattle, 309 milk cows, 292 sheep, 263 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 176 occupants of farms, 173 farm occupants who own their land, 153 oxen, 101 cattle killed or sold, 101 swine slaughtered or sold, 86 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 74 acres of potatoes, 68 horses aged over 3 years, 40 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 33 bushels of oats, 33 swine, 31 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 15 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 13 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 13 acres of turnips, 5 bushels of barley, 5 sheep slaughtered or sold, 4 horses aged 3 years and under, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 ducks, 3 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 acres of oats, 2 bushels of beans, 1 acres of barley, 1 bushels of peas. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS044002— 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 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). "Argyle, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/argyle-ns044002-1891/.