North West Arm, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
North West Arm was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 460. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.637°N, 63.633°W.
Population
In 1881, North West Arm had a population of 460: 243 male and 217 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 439 |
| 1881 | 460 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, North West Arm shared boundaries with:
- Drysdale's Cove
- Ferguson's Cove
- Halifax, Ward—Quartier No. 5, 2nd Section
- Halifax, Ward—Quartier No. 6
- Pier's Mills
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 460 total population, 243 males, 217 females, 143 married persons, 79 families, 72 married males, 71 married females, 13 widowed persons, 7 widowed females, 6 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 304 single persons under 18, 165 single males under 18, 139 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 75 inhabited houses, 75 occupied houses, 2 houses under construction, 2 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 2,860 bushels of potatoes, 400 bushels of turnips, 179 tons of hay, 176 bushels of other root crops, 171 bushels of oats, 103 acres of hay crops, 96 bushels of peas and beans, 20 acres of potatoes, 2 bushels of buckwheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 137 fathoms of fishing nets, 36 barrels of herring or alewives, 9 gallons of fish oil, 8 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock, 7 fishing boats, 7 men on fishing boats, 6 barrels of mackerel, 6 quintals of cod. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 460 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS010001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS010001— 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). "North West Arm, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/north-west-arm-ns010001-1881/.