Arichat W.-O., Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Arichat W.-O. was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,004. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2861230. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.537°N, 61.111°W.
Population
In 1911, Arichat W.-O. had a population of 1,004: 496 male and 508 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 1,004 |
| 1921 | 1,061 |
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 W.-O. shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 23 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,004 total population, 508 females in the population, 496 males in the population, 298 single (never-married) males, 294 single (never-married) females, 180 married males, 177 married females, 158 families, 37 widowed females, 18 widowed males. 1,045 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 865 persons of French origin, 104 persons of British origin (English), 27 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 5 persons of British origin (Irish), 1 persons of German origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 939 Roman Catholics, 56 Anglicans (Church of England), 4 Presbyterians, 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Baptists, 1 Methodists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 157 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dougald Robert Boyle | 1847–1914 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS051003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS018003_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2861230
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Arichat,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arichat-Ouest
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 W.-O., Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/arichat-w-o-ns051003-1911/.