Arisaig, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Arisaig was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 745. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.711°N, 62.178°W.
Population
In 1891, Arisaig had a population of 745: 362 male and 383 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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Arisaig, 1881 (49.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Arisaig shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 75 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 745 total population, 383 females, 362 males, 172 married persons, 124 families, 86 married females, 86 married males, 39 widowed persons, 27 widowed females, 12 widowed males, 6 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 534 single persons under 18, 270 single females under 18, 264 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 745 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 125 occupied houses, 124 houses, 124 houses built of wood, 124 houses of 1 story, 40 houses of 4 rooms, 32 houses of 3 rooms, 21 houses of 5 rooms, 17 houses of 2 rooms, 7 houses of 1 room, 7 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 2 houses under construction, 2 uninhabited houses, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 18,562 pounds of homemade butter, 13,003 acres of land in farms, 10,759 bushels of potatoes, 6,772 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 6,536 acres of improved land in farms, 6,467 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,148 acres of farmland under crops, 4,124 bushels of oats, 3,302 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,484 bushels of spring wheat, 2,385 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,089 sheep, 1,576 chickens, 1,365 tons of hay, 1,302 acres of hay crops, 819 sheep slaughtered or sold, 545 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 493 other cattle, 478 bushels of turnips, 401 acres of oats, 374 milk cows, 327 swine, 279 acres of wheat, 193 bushels of buckwheat, 170 swine slaughtered or sold, 155 bushels of barley, 149 horses aged over 3 years, 144 cattle killed or sold, 129 acres of potatoes, 124 occupants of farms, 123 farm occupants who own their land, 62 geese, 61 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 37 horses aged 3 years and under, 33 bushels of beans, 30 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 25 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 15 turkeys, 14 acres of barley, 12 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 8 acres of turnips, 6 ducks, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 2 oxen, 1 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS027003— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/arisaig-ns027003-1891/.