Dalhousie, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Dalhousie was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 285. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.854°N, 64.723°W.
Population
In 1891, Dalhousie had a population of 285: 141 male and 144 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Dalhousie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 157 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 55 |
| Number of families | 55 |
| Number of females | 144 |
| Number of males | 141 |
| Number of married females | 43 |
| Number of married males | 43 |
| Number of married persons | 86 |
| Number of widowed females | 9 |
| Number of widowed males | 3 |
| Number of widowed persons | 12 |
| POP F | 144 |
| POP M | 141 |
| POP TOT | 285 |
| Total population | 285 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 92 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 95 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 187 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 285 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses | 52 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 52 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 50 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 22 |
| Number of occupied houses | 55 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 16 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 49 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,358 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,986 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,095 |
| Acres of hay crops | 865 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,502 |
| Acres of land in farms | 12,488 |
| Acres of oats | 61 |
| Acres of potatoes | 44 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 3 |
| BAR AC | 16 |
| BAR BU | 240 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 240 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 19 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 504 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 942 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,621 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 258 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 980 |
| BWT BU | 504 |
| HAY AC | 865 |
| HAY TONS | 639 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 33 |
| Number of chickens | 446 |
| Number of ducks | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 53 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 5 |
| Number of geese | 21 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 15 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 32 |
| Number of milk cows | 108 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 58 |
| Number of other cattle | 152 |
| Number of other fowl | 1 |
| Number of oxen | 71 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 9 |
| Number of sheep | 326 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 211 |
| Number of swine | 32 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 50 |
| Number of turkeys | 2 |
| OAT AC | 61 |
| OAT BU | 942 |
| PEA BU | 10 |
| POT AC | 44 |
| POT BU | 5,621 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 176 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 812 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 9,836 |
| RYE BU | 258 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 639 |
| WHT AC | 3 |
| WHT SP BU | 32 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 18 |
| A 11 50 | 2 |
| A 201 PL | 19 |
| A 51 100 | 10 |
| BEN BU | 19 |
| BUTTER LB | 9,836 |
| CATTLE KS | 33 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 92 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 95 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 187 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 176 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 15 |
| DUCKS | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 55 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 812 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 21 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 446 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 32 |
| HOUSES | 52 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 9 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 10 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 50 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 22 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 9 |
| HOUSES W | 52 |
| INF 11 A | 9 |
| MD FEM | 43 |
| MD MALE | 43 |
| MD TOT | 86 |
| MILK COWS | 108 |
| NAME CD | King's |
| OC F | 5 |
| OC P | 53 |
| OC TOT | 58 |
| OTHER FOWL | 1 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 152 |
| OTHERS | 285 |
| SHEEP | 326 |
| SHEEP KS | 211 |
| SUP AM | 2,502 |
| SUP FOR | 9,986 |
| SUP JV | 49 |
| SUP PAT | 1,358 |
| SUP SC | 1,095 |
| SUP TOT | 12,488 |
| SWINE | 32 |
| SWINE KS | 50 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 55 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 980 |
| TURKEY | 2 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 3 |
| WID FEM | 9 |
| WID MALE | 3 |
| WID TOT | 12 |
| WORKING OX | 71 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS037011— 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 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-ns037011-1891/.