Arichat, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Arichat was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 560. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.537°N, 61.018°W.
Population
In 1911, Arichat had a population of 560: 260 male and 300 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Arichat shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 560 total population, 300 females in the population, 260 males in the population, 183 single (never-married) females, 155 single (never-married) males, 120 families, 108 married females, 102 married males, 9 widowed females, 3 widowed males. 591 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 281 persons of French origin, 115 persons of British origin (English), 85 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 70 persons of British origin (Irish), 4 persons of British origin (other), 3 persons of Italian origin, 1 persons of German origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 441 Roman Catholics, 111 Anglicans (Church of England), 5 Baptists, 3 Presbyterians. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 110 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Isidore LeBlanc | 1837–1919 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS051001— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/arichat-ns051001-1911/.