Little Arichat, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Little Arichat was a township in Nova Scotia (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,661. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.537°N, 61.111°W.
Population
In 1871, Little Arichat had a population of 1,661: 792 male and 869 female residents.
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 (0.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Little Arichat shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 48 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 298 |
| Number of females | 869 |
| Number of males | 792 |
| Number of married females | 261 |
| Number of married males | 264 |
| Number of married persons | 525 |
| Number of widowed females | 67 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 80 |
| Total population | 1,661 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 541 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 515 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,056 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 13 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 259 |
| Number of occupied houses | 259 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 26 |
Agriculture (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| CRN BU | 5 |
| HAY AC | 362 |
| HAY TONS | 396 |
| OAT BU | 300 |
| PEA BU | 6 |
| POT AC | 21 |
| POT BU | 1,805 |
| Total area (acres) | 17,280 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA | 17,280 |
| BEING BUILT | 13 |
| BEN BU | 13 |
| CD | 206 |
| CSD | 13 |
| FAMILIES | 298 |
| FEMALE | 869 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 259 |
| INHABITED | 259 |
| MALE | 792 |
| MARRIED F | 261 |
| MARRIED M | 264 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 525 |
| POPULATION | 1,661 |
| ROOT BU | 186 |
| SINGLE F | 541 |
| SINGLE M | 515 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,056 |
| TUR BU | 436 |
| UNINHABITED | 26 |
| WIDOWED F | 67 |
| WIDOWED M | 13 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 80 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS206013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS206013— 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). "Little Arichat, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/little-arichat-ns206013-1871/.