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 density was 26.0 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.
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 153 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6 |
| FAM NO | 124 |
| Number of families | 124 |
| Number of females | 383 |
| Number of males | 362 |
| Number of married females | 86 |
| Number of married males | 86 |
| Number of married persons | 172 |
| Number of widowed females | 27 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 39 |
| POP F | 383 |
| POP M | 362 |
| POP TOT | 745 |
| Total population | 745 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 270 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 264 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 534 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 745 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 124 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 124 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 7 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 124 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 125 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 14 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 3 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,385 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,467 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,148 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,302 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 6,536 |
| Acres of land in farms | 13,003 |
| Acres of oats | 401 |
| Acres of potatoes | 129 |
| Acres of turnips | 8 |
| Acres of wheat | 279 |
| BAR AC | 14 |
| BAR BU | 155 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 155 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 33 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 193 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,124 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,759 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,484 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 478 |
| BWT BU | 193 |
| HAY AC | 1,302 |
| HAY TONS | 1,365 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 144 |
| Number of chickens | 1,576 |
| Number of ducks | 6 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 123 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of geese | 62 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 37 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 149 |
| Number of milk cows | 374 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 124 |
| Number of other cattle | 493 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 30 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 61 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 4 |
| Number of sheep | 2,089 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 819 |
| Number of swine | 327 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 170 |
| Number of turkeys | 15 |
| OAT AC | 401 |
| OAT BU | 4,124 |
| POT AC | 129 |
| POT BU | 10,759 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 6,772 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 545 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,302 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 18,562 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,365 |
| WHT AC | 279 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,484 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 30 |
| A 11 50 | 25 |
| A 201 PL | 4 |
| A 51 100 | 61 |
| BEN BU | 33 |
| BUTTER LB | 18,562 |
| CATTLE KS | 144 |
| CHEESE LB | 6,772 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 270 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 264 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 534 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 545 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 37 |
| DUCKS | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 124 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,302 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 62 |
| GRA BU | 12 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,576 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 149 |
| HOUSES | 124 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 40 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 124 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 32 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 17 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 2 |
| HOUSES W | 124 |
| INF 11 A | 4 |
| MD FEM | 86 |
| MD MALE | 86 |
| MD TOT | 172 |
| MILK COWS | 374 |
| NAME CD | Antigonish |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 123 |
| OC TOT | 124 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 493 |
| OTHERS | 745 |
| SHEEP | 2,089 |
| SHEEP KS | 819 |
| SUP AM | 6,536 |
| SUP FOR | 6,467 |
| SUP JV | 3 |
| SUP PAT | 2,385 |
| SUP SC | 4,148 |
| SUP TOT | 13,003 |
| SWINE | 327 |
| SWINE KS | 170 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 125 |
| TUR AC | 8 |
| TUR BU | 478 |
| TURKEY | 15 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 27 |
| WID MALE | 12 |
| WID TOT | 39 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
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/.