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 density was 72.7 people per square mile.
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's Cove
- 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 50 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 98 |
| Number of females | 210 |
| Number of males | 229 |
| Number of married females | 84 |
| Number of married males | 85 |
| Number of married persons | 169 |
| Number of widowed females | 14 |
| Number of widowed males | 3 |
| Number of widowed persons | 17 |
| Total population | 439 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 112 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 141 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 253 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 85 |
| Number of occupied houses | 88 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| HAY AC | 118 |
| HAY TONS | 267 |
| OAT BU | 144 |
| PEA BU | 6 |
| POT AC | 16 |
| POT BU | 772 |
| Total area (acres) | 4,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 28 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1 |
| AREA | 4,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| CD | 196 |
| CSD | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 98 |
| FEMALE | 210 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 88 |
| INHABITED | 85 |
| MALE | 229 |
| MARRIED F | 84 |
| MARRIED M | 85 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 169 |
| POPULATION | 439 |
| ROOT BU | 106 |
| SHANTIES | 3 |
| SINGLE F | 112 |
| SINGLE M | 141 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 253 |
| TUR BU | 170 |
| UNINHABITED | 3 |
| WIDOWED F | 14 |
| WIDOWED M | 3 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 17 |
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/.