Dalhousie, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Dalhousie was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 247. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.854°N, 64.723°W.
Population
In 1921, Dalhousie had a population of 247: 132 male and 115 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 208 |
| 1881 | 298 |
| 1891 | 285 |
| 1901 | 282 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 247 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Dalhousie shared boundaries with:
- Aylesford
- Barss Corner
- Cambridge
- Kingston
- New Albany
- New Germany E. (Chesley Corner pt.)
- New Ross W.-O.
- NO DATA
- Springfield
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 23 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 247 total population, 132 males in the population, 130 males born in Canada, 115 females in the population, 111 females born in Canada, 2 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 2 females born outside the British Empire, 1 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 63 persons of German origin, 59 persons of British origin (Irish), 52 persons of French origin, 34 persons of British origin (English), 32 persons of Dutch origin, 3 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 2 persons of British origin (other). 2 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 143 Anglicans (Church of England), 57 Roman Catholics, 31 Baptists, 8 Methodists, 6 Lutherans, 2 Presbyterians. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS014006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS014006— 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 1921 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). "Dalhousie, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/dalhousie-ns014006-1921/.