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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 208 |
| 1881 | 298 |
| 1891 | 285 |
| 1901 | 282 |
| 1911 | — |
| 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 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 285 total population, 144 females, 141 males, 86 married persons, 55 families, 43 married females, 43 married males, 12 widowed persons, 9 widowed females, 5 average size of families, 3 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 187 single persons under 18, 95 single males under 18, 92 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 285 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 55 occupied houses, 52 houses, 52 houses built of wood, 50 houses of 1 story, 22 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 10 houses of 4 rooms, 9 houses of 5 rooms, 9 uninhabited houses, 4 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 4 houses of 3 rooms, 3 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 3 houses of 2 rooms, 2 houses of 2 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 12,488 acres of land in farms, 9,986 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,836 pounds of homemade butter, 5,621 bushels of potatoes, 2,502 acres of improved land in farms, 1,358 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,095 acres of farmland under crops, 980 bushels of turnips, 942 bushels of oats, 865 acres of hay crops, 812 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 639 tons of hay, 504 bushels of buckwheat, 446 chickens, 326 sheep, 258 bushels of rye, 240 bushels of barley, 211 sheep slaughtered or sold, 176 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 152 other cattle, 108 milk cows, 71 oxen, 61 acres of oats, 58 occupants of farms, 53 farm occupants who own their land, 50 swine slaughtered or sold, 49 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 44 acres of potatoes, 33 cattle killed or sold, 32 bushels of spring wheat, 32 horses aged over 3 years, 32 swine, 21 geese, 19 bushels of beans, 19 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 18 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 16 acres of barley, 15 horses aged 3 years and under, 10 bushels of peas, 10 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 9 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 6 acres of turnips, 5 farm occupants who rent their land, 3 acres of wheat, 2 ducks, 2 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 2 turkeys, 1 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.