L'Ardoise, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
L'Ardoise was a census subdivision in Richmond County, Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,966. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.634°N, 60.739°W.
Population
In 1881, L'Ardoise had a population of 1,966: 994 male and 972 female residents. Population density was 33.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,672 |
| 1881 | 1,966 |
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 Upper l’Ardoise, 1891 (47.9% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained L'Ardoise, 1891 (52.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, L'Ardoise shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 88 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 351 |
| Number of families | 351 |
| Number of females | 972 |
| Number of males | 994 |
| Number of married females | 337 |
| Number of married males | 337 |
| Number of married persons | 674 |
| Number of widowed females | 56 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 81 |
| POP TOT | 1,966 |
| Total population | 1,966 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 579 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 632 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,211 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 11 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 351 |
| Number of occupied houses | 351 |
Agriculture (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,002 |
| Acres of potatoes | 412 |
| BAR BU | 10 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 708 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 391 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 94 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 21,936 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,101 |
| BWT BU | 8 |
| CRN BU | 4 |
| HAY AC | 1,002 |
| HAY TONS | 1,698 |
| OAT BU | 708 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 94 |
| POT AC | 412 |
| POT BU | 21,936 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,698 |
Fisheries (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of eels produced in the past year | 3 |
| Barrels of gaspareaux produced in the past year | 10 |
| Barrels of halibut produced in the past year | 18 |
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 1,870 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 2,658 |
| Barrels of salmon produced in the past year | 12 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 39,142 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 3,090 |
| Number of fishing boats | 351 |
| Number of fishing vessels | 8 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 597 |
| Number of men on fishing vessels | 37 |
| Number of shoremen | 212 |
| Pounds of lobster canned in the past year | 126,600 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 5,168 |
| Quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock produced in the past year | 5,095 |
Other recorded variables (34 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 1,870 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 597 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 351 |
| C UNMD F | 579 |
| C UNMD M | 632 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,211 |
| CD NAME | Richmond |
| COD DX K | 5,168 |
| D OCC | 351 |
| EEL XB Q | 3 |
| FEMALE | 972 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 3,090 |
| GSP XB Q | 10 |
| H CON | 11 |
| H INHAB | 351 |
| HAD DX K | 5,095 |
| HAL XB Q | 18 |
| LOB XC P | 126,600 |
| MALE | 994 |
| MCK XB Q | 2,658 |
| MD F | 337 |
| MD M | 337 |
| MD TOT | 674 |
| NET XX F | 39,142 |
| NUMBER CD | 7 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 391 |
| SHOREMEN XX Q | 212 |
| SLM XB Q | 12 |
| TUR BU | 1,101 |
| VESSEL MEN Q | 37 |
| VESSEL XX Q | 8 |
| WID F | 56 |
| WID M | 25 |
| WID TOT | 81 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS007010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS007010_1871— 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). "L'Ardoise, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/l-ardoise-ns007010-1881/.