Arisaig, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Arisaig was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 469. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.711°N, 62.178°W.
Population
In 1911, Arisaig had a population of 469: 243 male and 226 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Arisaig 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 469 total population, 243 males in the population, 226 females in the population, 165 single (never-married) males, 150 single (never-married) females, 96 families, 65 married males, 51 married females, 25 widowed females, 12 widowed males, 1 males with marital status not given. 551 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 440 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 16 persons of British origin (Irish), 8 persons of British origin (English), 4 persons of French origin, 1 persons of German origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 456 Roman Catholics, 6 Baptists, 4 Anglicans (Church of England), 2 Presbyterians, 1 Methodists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 95 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS038001— 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 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). "Arisaig, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/arisaig-ns038001-1911/.