Northwest Arm, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Northwest Arm was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 525. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.637°N, 63.633°W.
Population
In 1891, Northwest Arm had a population of 525: 266 male and 259 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 439 |
| 1881 | 460 |
| 1891 | 525 |
| 1901 | 481 |
| 1911 | 762 |
| 1921 | 2,102 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Northwest Arm shared boundaries with:
- Halifax, Ward—Quartier No. 4
- Halifax, Ward—Quartier No. 6
- Polling District No. 15
- Polling District No. 7
- Spryfield (Prospect Road)
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 68 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 525 total population, 266 males, 259 females, 165 married persons, 92 families, 85 married males, 80 married females, 23 widowed persons, 15 widowed females, 8 widowed males, 5.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 337 single persons under 18, 173 single males under 18, 164 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 524 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 90 houses, 90 houses built of wood, 90 occupied houses, 67 houses of 1 story, 33 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 23 houses of 4 rooms, 22 houses of 2 stories, 13 houses of 5 rooms, 9 houses of 2 rooms, 6 houses of 3 rooms, 6 uninhabited houses, 4 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 3,525 acres of land in farms, 3,121 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,904 pounds of homemade butter, 800 bushels of potatoes, 780 chickens, 404 acres of improved land in farms, 316 bushels of turnips, 263 acres of farmland under crops, 260 bushels of corn, 228 tons of hay, 134 acres of farmland in pasture, 125 acres of hay crops, 92 milk cows, 74 occupants of farms, 50 bushels of oats, 48 farm occupants who own their land, 47 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 44 horses aged over 3 years, 36 other cattle, 31 swine, 23 ducks, 16 farm occupants who rent their land, 12 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 10 employees on farms, 9 acres of potatoes, 8 swine slaughtered or sold, 7 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 6 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 5 horses aged 3 years and under, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 3 acres of turnips, 3 cattle killed or sold, 3 geese, 3 sheep slaughtered or sold, 2 acres of oats, 2 other fowl, 2 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS034008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS011024— 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 1891 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). "Northwest Arm, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/northwest-arm-ns034008-1891/.