L'Ardoise, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
L'Ardoise was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 858. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.627°N, 60.696°W.
Population
In 1891, L'Ardoise had a population of 858: 456 male and 402 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,672 |
| 1881 | 1,966 |
| 1891 | 858 |
| 1901 | 885 |
| 1911 | 780 |
| 1921 | 694 |
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 L'Ardoise, 1881 (52.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, L'Ardoise shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 64 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 858 total population, 456 males, 402 females, 296 married persons, 152 families, 148 married females, 148 married males, 45 widowed persons, 27 widowed females, 18 widowed males, 5.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 517 single persons under 18, 290 single males under 18, 227 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 650 French Canadians, 208 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 152 houses, 152 houses built of wood, 152 occupied houses, 151 houses of 1 story, 50 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 44 houses of 4 rooms, 38 houses of 5 rooms, 20 houses of 2 rooms, 1 houses of 2 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 9,788 pounds of homemade butter, 6,176 acres of land in farms, 4,986 bushels of potatoes, 4,728 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,446 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,448 acres of improved land in farms, 1,317 sheep, 1,145 acres of farmland under crops, 1,072 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 864 chickens, 748 tons of hay, 610 bushels of oats, 527 acres of hay crops, 302 acres of farmland in pasture, 257 milk cows, 204 other cattle, 174 sheep slaughtered or sold, 131 farm occupants who own their land, 131 occupants of farms, 106 horses aged over 3 years, 77 geese, 70 swine slaughtered or sold, 67 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 64 cattle killed or sold, 63 oxen, 54 bushels of turnips, 53 acres of potatoes, 42 acres of oats, 41 swine, 32 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 21 horses aged 3 years and under, 21 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 8 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 5 ducks, 4 bushels of peas, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 bushels of beans, 1 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 1 pounds of cheese produced on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS041008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS018009— 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). "L'Ardoise, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/l-ardoise-ns041008-1891/.