L'Ardoise, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
L'Ardoise was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,672. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.634°N, 60.739°W.
Population
In 1871, L'Ardoise had a population of 1,672: 815 male and 857 female residents. Population density was 28.3 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.
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, L'Ardoise shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 49 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 257 |
| Number of females | 857 |
| Number of males | 815 |
| Number of married females | 247 |
| Number of married males | 248 |
| Number of married persons | 495 |
| Number of widowed females | 65 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 88 |
| Total population | 1,672 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 545 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 544 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,089 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 24 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 255 |
| Number of occupied houses | 255 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 9 |
| CRN BU | 2 |
| HAY AC | 1,018 |
| HAY TONS | 955 |
| OAT BU | 1,144 |
| PEA BU | 23 |
| POT AC | 247 |
| POT BU | 15,749 |
| Total area (acres) | 27,360 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA | 27,360 |
| BEING BUILT | 24 |
| BEN BU | 13 |
| CD | 206 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 257 |
| FEMALE | 857 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 255 |
| INHABITED | 255 |
| MALE | 815 |
| MARRIED F | 247 |
| MARRIED M | 248 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 495 |
| POPULATION | 1,672 |
| ROOT BU | 106 |
| SINGLE F | 545 |
| SINGLE M | 544 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,089 |
| TUR BU | 334 |
| UNINHABITED | 13 |
| WIDOWED F | 65 |
| WIDOWED M | 23 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 88 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS206005— 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 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). "L'Ardoise, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/l-ardoise-ns206005-1871/.