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 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 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,606 total population, 811 females, 795 males, 363 married persons, 245 families, 183 married males, 180 married females, 82 widowed persons, 48 widowed females, 34 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,161 single persons under 18, 583 single females under 18, 578 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 245 inhabited houses, 245 occupied houses, 17 uninhabited houses, 7 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 28,862 bushels of potatoes, 11,851 bushels of oats, 7,339 bushels of spring wheat, 3,422 tons of hay, 3,213 acres of hay crops, 2,128 bushels of turnips, 937 bushels of barley, 557 bushels of buckwheat, 533 acres of wheat, 244 acres of potatoes, 104 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 34 bushels of peas and beans, 3 bushels of other root crops. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,606 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
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/.