Arichat, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
Arichat was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 591. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.537°N, 61.018°W.
Population
In 1901, Arichat had a population of 591: 278 male and 313 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,058 |
| 1881 | 910 |
| 1891 | 670 |
| 1901 | 591 |
| 1911 | 560 |
| 1921 | 499 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Arichat shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 11 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 591 total population, 313 females, 278 males, 184 single females, 178 single males, 124 families, 94 married females, 92 married males, 35 widowed females, 8 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 118 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1901, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Guillaume-Marin Le Blanc | 1836–1907 | died here |
| Isidore LeBlanc | 1837–1919 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS039001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS018001— 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 1901 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, Nova Scotia (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/arichat-ns039001-1901/.