Dalhousie, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Dalhousie was a census subdivision in Annapolis County, 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 density was 3.4 people per square mile.
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
- Dalhousie
- Local District No. 11
- Maitland
- Morse's Road
- New Germany
- Nictau
- NO DATA
- Willmot
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 70 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 148 |
| Number of families | 148 |
| Number of females | 395 |
| Number of males | 411 |
| Number of married females | 133 |
| Number of married males | 129 |
| Number of married persons | 262 |
| Number of widowed females | 17 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 26 |
| POP TOT | 806 |
| Total population | 806 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 245 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 273 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 518 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 135 |
| Number of occupied houses | 135 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,129 |
| Acres of potatoes | 137 |
| Acres of wheat | 92 |
| BAR BU | 527 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 527 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,075 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,947 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 357 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 205 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 17,278 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,128 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,174 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,650 |
| BWT BU | 2,075 |
| CRN BU | 2 |
| HAY AC | 2,129 |
| HAY TONS | 2,015 |
| OAT BU | 1,947 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 205 |
| POT AC | 137 |
| POT BU | 17,278 |
| RYE BU | 1,128 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,015 |
| WHT AC | 92 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,174 |
Fisheries (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of eels produced in the past year | 2 |
| Barrels of trout produced in the past year | 1 |
Other recorded variables (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 245 |
| C UNMD M | 273 |
| C UNMD TOT | 518 |
| CD NAME | Annapolis |
| D OCC | 135 |
| EEL XB Q | 2 |
| FEMALE | 395 |
| GRA BU | 32 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 135 |
| H UNINH | 2 |
| MALE | 411 |
| MD F | 133 |
| MD M | 129 |
| MD TOT | 262 |
| NUMBER CD | 16 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 357 |
| TRT XB Q | 1 |
| TUR BU | 2,650 |
| WID F | 17 |
| WID M | 9 |
| WID TOT | 26 |
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/.