Arichat, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Arichat was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 670. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.537°N, 61.018°W.
Population
In 1891, Arichat had a population of 670: 325 male and 345 female residents. Population density was 56.8 people per square mile.
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 1891
In the 1891 census, Arichat shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 153 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4 |
| FAM NO | 166 |
| Number of families | 166 |
| Number of females | 345 |
| Number of males | 325 |
| Number of married females | 114 |
| Number of married males | 114 |
| Number of married persons | 228 |
| Number of widowed females | 34 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 53 |
| POP F | 345 |
| POP M | 325 |
| POP TOT | 670 |
| Total population | 670 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 197 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 192 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 389 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 670 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 149 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 149 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 5 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 138 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 11 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 63 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 150 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (53 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 5 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 256 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,419 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 362 |
| Acres of hay crops | 309 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 623 |
| Acres of land in farms | 3,042 |
| Acres of oats | 6 |
| Acres of potatoes | 20 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| BAR AC | 1 |
| BAR BU | 50 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 50 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 122 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,346 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 514 |
| HAY AC | 309 |
| HAY TONS | 442 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 26 |
| Number of chickens | 747 |
| Number of ducks | 8 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 110 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 11 |
| Number of geese | 16 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 10 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 58 |
| Number of milk cows | 151 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 121 |
| Number of other cattle | 78 |
| Number of other fowl | 9 |
| Number of oxen | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 77 |
| Number of sheep | 144 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 55 |
| Number of swine | 24 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 24 |
| OAT AC | 6 |
| OAT BU | 122 |
| PEA BU | 3 |
| POT AC | 20 |
| POT BU | 1,346 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 100 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 231 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 253 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 6,752 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 442 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 2 |
| A 11 50 | 28 |
| A 201 PL | 3 |
| A 51 100 | 11 |
| BEN BU | 4 |
| BUTTER LB | 6,752 |
| CATTLE KS | 26 |
| CHEESE LB | 100 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 197 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 192 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 389 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 231 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 10 |
| DUCKS | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 166 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 253 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 16 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 747 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 58 |
| HOUSES | 149 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 9 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 31 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 138 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 63 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 10 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 11 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 16 |
| HOUSES W | 149 |
| INF 11 A | 77 |
| MD FEM | 114 |
| MD MALE | 114 |
| MD TOT | 228 |
| MILK COWS | 151 |
| NAME CD | Richmond |
| OC F | 11 |
| OC P | 110 |
| OC TOT | 121 |
| OTHER FOWL | 9 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 78 |
| OTHERS | 670 |
| SHEEP | 144 |
| SHEEP KS | 55 |
| SUP AM | 623 |
| SUP FOR | 2,419 |
| SUP JV | 5 |
| SUP PAT | 256 |
| SUP SC | 362 |
| SUP TOT | 3,042 |
| SWINE | 24 |
| SWINE KS | 24 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 150 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 514 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 34 |
| WID MALE | 19 |
| WID TOT | 53 |
| WORKING OX | 9 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS041001— 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 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, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/arichat-ns041001-1891/.