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 density was 27.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 130 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 152 |
| Number of families | 152 |
| Number of females | 402 |
| Number of males | 456 |
| Number of married females | 148 |
| Number of married males | 148 |
| Number of married persons | 296 |
| Number of widowed females | 27 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 45 |
| POP F | 402 |
| POP M | 456 |
| POP TOT | 858 |
| Total population | 858 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 227 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 290 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 517 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 650 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 208 |
Buildings & housing (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 152 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 152 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 151 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 44 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 50 |
| Number of occupied houses | 152 |
Agriculture (46 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 1 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 302 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,728 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,145 |
| Acres of hay crops | 527 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,448 |
| Acres of land in farms | 6,176 |
| Acres of oats | 42 |
| Acres of potatoes | 53 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 610 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,986 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 54 |
| HAY AC | 527 |
| HAY TONS | 748 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 64 |
| Number of chickens | 864 |
| Number of ducks | 5 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 131 |
| Number of geese | 77 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 21 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 106 |
| Number of milk cows | 257 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 131 |
| Number of other cattle | 204 |
| Number of oxen | 63 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 67 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 32 |
| Number of sheep | 1,317 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 174 |
| Number of swine | 41 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 70 |
| OAT AC | 42 |
| OAT BU | 610 |
| PEA BU | 4 |
| POT AC | 53 |
| POT BU | 4,986 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,446 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,072 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 9,788 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 748 |
Other recorded variables (55 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 8 |
| A 11 50 | 67 |
| A 201 PL | 3 |
| A 51 100 | 21 |
| BEN BU | 2 |
| BUTTER LB | 9,788 |
| CATTLE KS | 64 |
| CHEESE LB | 1 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 227 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 290 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 517 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,446 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 21 |
| DUCKS | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 152 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,072 |
| FRN CA | 650 |
| GEESE | 77 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 864 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 106 |
| HOUSES | 152 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 38 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 44 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 151 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 50 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 20 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES W | 152 |
| INF 11 A | 32 |
| MD FEM | 148 |
| MD MALE | 148 |
| MD TOT | 296 |
| MILK COWS | 257 |
| NAME CD | Richmond |
| OC P | 131 |
| OC TOT | 131 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 204 |
| OTHERS | 208 |
| SHEEP | 1,317 |
| SHEEP KS | 174 |
| SUP AM | 1,448 |
| SUP FOR | 4,728 |
| SUP JV | 1 |
| SUP PAT | 302 |
| SUP SC | 1,145 |
| SUP TOT | 6,176 |
| SWINE | 41 |
| SWINE KS | 70 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 152 |
| TUR BU | 54 |
| WID FEM | 27 |
| WID MALE | 18 |
| WID TOT | 45 |
| WORKING OX | 63 |
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/.