Dalhousie, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Dalhousie was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 806. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.729°N, 64.940°W.
Population
In 1881, Dalhousie had a population of 806: 411 male and 395 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 606 |
| 1881 | 806 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Springfield, 1891 (58.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained New Albany, 1891 (42.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Dalhousie shared boundaries with:
- Aylesford S
- Bridgewater, T-V
- Dalhousie
- Local District No. 11
- Maitland
- Morse's Road
- New Germany
- Nictaux
- NO DATA
- Willmot
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 806 total population, 411 males, 395 females, 262 married persons, 148 families, 133 married females, 129 married males, 26 widowed persons, 17 widowed females, 9 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 518 single persons under 18, 273 single males under 18, 245 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 135 inhabited houses, 135 occupied houses, 4 houses under construction, 2 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 17,278 bushels of potatoes, 2,650 bushels of turnips, 2,129 acres of hay crops, 2,075 bushels of buckwheat, 2,015 tons of hay, 1,947 bushels of oats, 1,174 bushels of spring wheat, 1,128 bushels of rye, 527 bushels of barley, 357 bushels of other root crops, 205 bushels of peas and beans, 137 acres of potatoes, 92 acres of wheat, 32 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 2 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 2 barrels of eels, 1 barrels of trout. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 806 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS016013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS016013— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/dalhousie-ns016013-1881/.