Arisaig, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Arisaig was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,583. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.733°N, 62.131°W.
Population
In 1871, Arisaig had a population of 1,583: 786 male and 797 female residents. Population density was 27.6 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 NO DATA, 1861 (0.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Arisaig shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 52 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 242 |
| Number of females | 797 |
| Number of males | 786 |
| Number of married females | 193 |
| Number of married males | 194 |
| Number of married persons | 387 |
| Number of widowed females | 42 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 64 |
| Total population | 1,583 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 562 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 570 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,132 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 242 |
| Number of occupied houses | 242 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,792 |
| BWT BU | 776 |
| HAY AC | 2,355 |
| HAY TONS | 2,668 |
| OAT BU | 18,743 |
| PEA BU | 35 |
| POT AC | 393 |
| POT BU | 28,325 |
| Total area (acres) | 37,584 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,516 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 643 |
| AREA | 37,584 |
| BEING BUILT | 4 |
| BEN BU | 12 |
| CD | 201 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 242 |
| FEMALE | 797 |
| GRA BU | 124 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 242 |
| INHABITED | 242 |
| MALE | 786 |
| MARRIED F | 193 |
| MARRIED M | 194 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 387 |
| POPULATION | 1,583 |
| ROOT BU | 2 |
| SINGLE F | 562 |
| SINGLE M | 570 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,132 |
| TUR BU | 186 |
| UNINHABITED | 5 |
| WIDOWED F | 42 |
| WIDOWED M | 22 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 64 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS201004— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/arisaig-ns201004-1871/.