Arisaig, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Arisaig was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,606. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.733°N, 62.131°W.
Population
In 1881, Arisaig had a population of 1,606: 795 male and 811 female residents. Population density was 28.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,583 |
| 1881 | 1,606 |
| 1891 | 745 |
| 1901 | 551 |
| 1911 | 469 |
| 1921 | 350 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Arisaig, 1891 (49.9% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Malignant Brook, 1891 (50.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Arisaig shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 245 |
| Number of families | 245 |
| Number of females | 811 |
| Number of males | 795 |
| Number of married females | 180 |
| Number of married males | 183 |
| Number of married persons | 363 |
| Number of widowed females | 48 |
| Number of widowed males | 34 |
| Number of widowed persons | 82 |
| POP TOT | 1,606 |
| Total population | 1,606 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 583 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 578 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,161 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 245 |
| Number of occupied houses | 245 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,213 |
| Acres of potatoes | 244 |
| Acres of wheat | 533 |
| BAR BU | 937 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 937 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 557 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 104 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 11,851 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 34 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 28,862 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 7,339 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,128 |
| BWT BU | 557 |
| HAY AC | 3,213 |
| HAY TONS | 3,422 |
| OAT BU | 11,851 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 34 |
| POT AC | 244 |
| POT BU | 28,862 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,422 |
| WHT AC | 533 |
| WHT SP BU | 7,339 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 583 |
| C UNMD M | 578 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,161 |
| D OCC | 245 |
| FEMALE | 811 |
| GRA BU | 104 |
| H CON | 7 |
| H INHAB | 245 |
| H UNINH | 17 |
| MALE | 795 |
| MD F | 180 |
| MD M | 183 |
| MD TOT | 363 |
| NUMBER CD | 21 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 3 |
| TUR BU | 2,128 |
| WID F | 48 |
| WID M | 34 |
| WID TOT | 82 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS021004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS005002— 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 1881 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). "Arisaig, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/arisaig-ns021004-1881/.