Dalhousie, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Dalhousie was a census subdivision in Kings County, Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 298. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.854°N, 64.723°W.
Population
In 1881, Dalhousie had a population of 298: 145 male and 153 female residents. Population density was 1.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 208 |
| 1881 | 298 |
| 1891 | 285 |
| 1901 | 282 |
| 1911 | 317 |
| 1921 | 247 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Dalhousie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 64 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 50 |
| Number of families | 50 |
| Number of females | 153 |
| Number of males | 145 |
| Number of married females | 45 |
| Number of married males | 45 |
| Number of married persons | 90 |
| Number of widowed females | 6 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 10 |
| POP TOT | 298 |
| Total population | 298 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 102 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 96 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 198 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 50 |
| Number of occupied houses | 50 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 777 |
| Acres of potatoes | 64 |
| Acres of wheat | 21 |
| BAR BU | 350 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 350 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,050 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 489 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 129 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 60 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,245 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 315 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 259 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,674 |
| BWT BU | 1,050 |
| CRN BU | 3 |
| HAY AC | 777 |
| HAY TONS | 719 |
| OAT BU | 489 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 60 |
| POT AC | 64 |
| POT BU | 8,245 |
| RYE BU | 315 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 719 |
| WHT AC | 21 |
| WHT SP BU | 259 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 102 |
| C UNMD M | 96 |
| C UNMD TOT | 198 |
| CD NAME | Kings |
| D OCC | 50 |
| FEMALE | 153 |
| GRA BU | 3 |
| H INHAB | 50 |
| H UNINH | 3 |
| MALE | 145 |
| MD F | 45 |
| MD M | 45 |
| MD TOT | 90 |
| NUMBER CD | 17 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 129 |
| TUR BU | 1,674 |
| WID F | 6 |
| WID M | 4 |
| WID TOT | 10 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS017011— 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 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-ns017011-1881/.