Upper l’Ardoise, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Upper l’Ardoise was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,236. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.643°N, 60.787°W.
Population
In 1891, Upper l’Ardoise had a population of 1,236: 629 male and 607 female residents. Population density was 43.7 people per square mile.
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 L'Ardoise, 1881 (47.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Upper l’Ardoise shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 138 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 222 |
| Number of families | 222 |
| Number of females | 607 |
| Number of males | 629 |
| Number of married females | 205 |
| Number of married males | 209 |
| Number of married persons | 414 |
| Number of widowed females | 41 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 60 |
| POP F | 607 |
| POP M | 629 |
| POP TOT | 1,236 |
| Total population | 1,236 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 361 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 401 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 762 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 923 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 313 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 7 |
| Number of houses | 209 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 209 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 62 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 202 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 76 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 7 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 216 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (45 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 286 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,264 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 777 |
| Acres of hay crops | 624 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,063 |
| Acres of land in farms | 6,327 |
| Acres of oats | 12 |
| Acres of potatoes | 87 |
| Acres of turnips | 4 |
| BAR BU | 5 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 226 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,219 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 400 |
| HAY AC | 624 |
| HAY TONS | 672 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 86 |
| Number of chickens | 1,165 |
| Number of ducks | 35 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 218 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 5 |
| Number of geese | 144 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 19 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 65 |
| Number of milk cows | 192 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 223 |
| Number of other cattle | 252 |
| Number of oxen | 73 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 87 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 39 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 90 |
| Number of sheep | 1,223 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 383 |
| Number of swine | 34 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 74 |
| OAT AC | 12 |
| OAT BU | 226 |
| POT AC | 87 |
| POT BU | 9,219 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,007 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,848 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 3,295 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 672 |
Other recorded variables (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 6 |
| A 11 50 | 87 |
| A 201 PL | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 39 |
| BUTTER LB | 3,295 |
| CATTLE KS | 86 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 361 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 401 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 762 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,007 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 19 |
| DUCKS | 35 |
| FAMILIES | 222 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,848 |
| FRN CA | 923 |
| GEESE | 144 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,165 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 65 |
| HOUSES | 209 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 14 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 62 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 202 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 18 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 29 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 76 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 7 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 10 |
| HOUSES W | 209 |
| INF 11 A | 90 |
| MD FEM | 205 |
| MD MALE | 209 |
| MD TOT | 414 |
| MILK COWS | 192 |
| NAME CD | Richmond |
| OC F | 5 |
| OC P | 218 |
| OC TOT | 223 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 252 |
| OTHERS | 313 |
| SHEEP | 1,223 |
| SHEEP KS | 383 |
| SUP AM | 1,063 |
| SUP FOR | 5,264 |
| SUP PAT | 286 |
| SUP SC | 777 |
| SUP TOT | 6,327 |
| SWINE | 34 |
| SWINE KS | 74 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 216 |
| TUR AC | 4 |
| TUR BU | 400 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 7 |
| WID FEM | 41 |
| WID MALE | 19 |
| WID TOT | 60 |
| WORKING OX | 73 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS041014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS041014— 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). "Upper l’Ardoise, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/upper-l-ardoise-ns041014-1891/.