Arichat, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Arichat was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,058. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.537°N, 61.018°W.
Population
In 1871, Arichat had a population of 1,058: 502 male and 556 female residents. Population density was 89.7 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).
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 NO DATA, 1861 (0.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Arichat shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 47 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 202 |
| Number of females | 556 |
| Number of males | 502 |
| Number of married females | 152 |
| Number of married males | 152 |
| Number of married persons | 304 |
| Number of widowed females | 54 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 69 |
| Total population | 1,058 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 350 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 335 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 685 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 176 |
| Number of occupied houses | 176 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 22 |
Agriculture (7 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| HAY AC | 265 |
| HAY TONS | 400 |
| OAT BU | 351 |
| PEA BU | 3 |
| POT AC | 12 |
| POT BU | 763 |
| Total area (acres) | 7,200 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA | 7,200 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 3 |
| CD | 206 |
| CSD | 12 |
| FAMILIES | 202 |
| FEMALE | 556 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 176 |
| INHABITED | 176 |
| MALE | 502 |
| MARRIED F | 152 |
| MARRIED M | 152 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 304 |
| POPULATION | 1,058 |
| ROOT BU | 38 |
| SINGLE F | 350 |
| SINGLE M | 335 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 685 |
| TUR BU | 31 |
| UNINHABITED | 22 |
| WIDOWED F | 54 |
| WIDOWED M | 15 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 69 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS206012— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/arichat-ns206012-1871/.