North West Arm, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
North West Arm was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 439. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.637°N, 63.633°W.
Population
In 1871, North West Arm had a population of 439: 229 male and 210 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).
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 (0.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, North West Arm shared boundaries with:
- Drysdale
- Ferguson's Cove
- Halifax, Ward—Quartier No. 5, 2nd Section
- Halifax, Ward—Quartier No. 6
- Pier’s Mills
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 439 total population, 229 males, 210 females, 169 married persons, 98 families, 85 married males, 84 married females, 17 widowed persons, 14 widowed females, 3 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 253 single persons under 18, 141 single males under 18, 112 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 88 occupied houses, 85 inhabited houses, 3 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 3 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 4,000 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS196008— 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 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). "North West Arm, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/north-west-arm-ns196008-1871/.