Dalhousie, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Dalhousie was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 402. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.741°N, 65.295°W.
Population
In 1891, Dalhousie had a population of 402: 204 male and 198 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 402 |
| 1901 | 328 |
| 1911 | — |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Dalhousie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 68 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 402 total population, 204 males, 198 females, 131 married persons, 67 families, 67 married females, 64 married males, 10 widowed persons, 6 average size of families, 5 widowed females, 5 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 261 single persons under 18, 135 single males under 18, 126 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 401 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 67 houses, 67 houses built of wood, 67 occupied houses, 65 houses of 1 story, 53 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 8 houses of 5 rooms, 5 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses of 2 stories, 1 houses of 4 rooms, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 15,800 acres of land in farms, 13,905 pounds of homemade butter, 12,621 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,232 bushels of potatoes, 3,179 acres of improved land in farms, 2,113 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,131 bushels of turnips, 1,001 acres of farmland under crops, 985 tons of hay, 932 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 775 bushels of oats, 607 chickens, 590 acres of hay crops, 255 sheep, 155 sheep slaughtered or sold, 150 milk cows, 149 bushels of buckwheat, 136 other cattle, 103 oxen, 70 acres of potatoes, 70 cattle killed or sold, 69 swine slaughtered or sold, 67 occupants of farms, 65 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 64 farm occupants who own their land, 47 acres of oats, 33 horses aged over 3 years, 26 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 26 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 24 geese, 14 swine, 12 acres of turnips, 11 bushels of beans, 11 bushels of peas, 11 turkeys, 9 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 4 ducks, 3 farm occupants who rent their land, 3 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 3 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 2 horses aged 3 years and under, 2 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS026010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS037008_1891— 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). "Dalhousie, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/dalhousie-ns026010-1891/.