Arichat E, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Arichat E was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,061. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.502°N, 61.003°W.
Population
In 1891, Arichat E had a population of 1,061: 539 male and 522 female residents. Population density was 146.7 people per square mile.
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 Petit de Grat, 1881 (55.8% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Petite de Grat, 1901 (55.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Arichat E shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 154 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.90 |
| FAM NO | 180 |
| Number of families | 180 |
| Number of females | 522 |
| Number of males | 539 |
| Number of married females | 163 |
| Number of married males | 162 |
| Number of married persons | 325 |
| Number of widowed females | 37 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 51 |
| POP F | 522 |
| POP M | 539 |
| POP TOT | 1,061 |
| Total population | 1,061 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 322 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 363 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 685 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 830 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 231 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 178 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 177 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 157 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 59 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 20 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 57 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of occupied houses | 178 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (54 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 2 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 47 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,508 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 502 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 564 |
| Acres of hay crops | 445 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,119 |
| Acres of land in farms | 2,621 |
| Acres of oats | 12 |
| Acres of potatoes | 76 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| BAR AC | 2 |
| BAR BU | 35 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 35 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 292 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,550 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 319 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 3 |
| CRN BU | 13 |
| HAY AC | 445 |
| HAY TONS | 635 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 28 |
| Number of chickens | 1,231 |
| Number of ducks | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 172 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of geese | 19 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 8 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 63 |
| Number of milk cows | 263 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 173 |
| Number of other cattle | 208 |
| Number of other fowl | 3 |
| Number of oxen | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 148 |
| Number of sheep | 673 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 164 |
| Number of swine | 45 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 63 |
| Number of turkeys | 5 |
| OAT AC | 12 |
| OAT BU | 292 |
| PEA BU | 10 |
| POT AC | 76 |
| POT BU | 4,550 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,948 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 20,654 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 635 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 1 |
| A 11 50 | 23 |
| A 51 100 | 1 |
| BEN BU | 25 |
| BUTTER LB | 20,654 |
| CATTLE KS | 28 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 322 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 363 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 685 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,948 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 8 |
| DUCKS | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 180 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.90 |
| FRN CA | 830 |
| GEESE | 19 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,231 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 63 |
| HOUSES | 178 |
| HOUSES CON | 9 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 39 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 157 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 19 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 57 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 59 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 20 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 17 |
| HOUSES W | 177 |
| INF 11 A | 148 |
| MD FEM | 163 |
| MD MALE | 162 |
| MD TOT | 325 |
| MILK COWS | 263 |
| NAME CD | Richmond |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 172 |
| OC TOT | 173 |
| OTHER FOWL | 3 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 208 |
| OTHERS | 231 |
| SHEEP | 673 |
| SHEEP KS | 164 |
| SILOS | 3 |
| SUP AM | 2,119 |
| SUP FOR | 502 |
| SUP JV | 47 |
| SUP PAT | 1,508 |
| SUP SC | 564 |
| SUP TOT | 2,621 |
| SWINE | 45 |
| SWINE KS | 63 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 178 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 319 |
| TURKEY | 5 |
| WID FEM | 37 |
| WID MALE | 14 |
| WID TOT | 51 |
| WORKING OX | 28 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS041002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS041002— 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). "Arichat E, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/arichat-e-ns041002-1891/.