Dalhousie, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Dalhousie was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 979. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.576°N, 62.899°W.
Population
In 1891, Dalhousie had a population of 979: 485 male and 494 female residents. Population density was 49.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 979 |
| 1901 | 793 |
| 1911 | 610 |
| 1921 | 528 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Mount Thorn, 1881 (29.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Dalhousie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 159 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 185 |
| Number of families | 185 |
| Number of females | 494 |
| Number of males | 485 |
| Number of married females | 127 |
| Number of married males | 127 |
| Number of married persons | 254 |
| Number of widowed females | 47 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 64 |
| POP F | 494 |
| POP M | 485 |
| POP TOT | 979 |
| Total population | 979 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 320 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 341 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 661 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 979 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 183 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 3 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 180 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 178 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 123 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 183 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 23 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 97 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,385 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,886 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,237 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,735 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 8,719 |
| Acres of land in farms | 17,605 |
| Acres of oats | 1,086 |
| Acres of potatoes | 163 |
| Acres of turnips | 19 |
| Acres of wheat | 305 |
| BAR AC | 23 |
| BAR BU | 358 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 358 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 45 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,388 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 44 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 12,256 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 35 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 19,932 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,943 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,222 |
| BWT BU | 1,388 |
| HAY AC | 1,735 |
| HAY TONS | 2,207 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 371 |
| Number of chickens | 4,215 |
| Number of ducks | 92 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 182 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of geese | 109 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 81 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 281 |
| Number of milk cows | 752 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 183 |
| Number of other cattle | 742 |
| Number of other fowl | 2 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 39 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 105 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 8 |
| Number of sheep | 2,006 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 749 |
| Number of swine | 452 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 406 |
| Number of turkeys | 176 |
| OAT AC | 1,086 |
| OAT BU | 12,256 |
| PEA BU | 35 |
| POT AC | 163 |
| POT BU | 19,932 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 3,399 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 133 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,265 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 43,250 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,207 |
| WHT AC | 305 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,943 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 39 |
| A 11 50 | 25 |
| A 201 PL | 6 |
| A 51 100 | 105 |
| BEN BU | 45 |
| BUTTER LB | 43,250 |
| CATTLE KS | 371 |
| CHEESE LB | 3,399 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 320 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 341 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 661 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 133 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 81 |
| DUCKS | 92 |
| FAMILIES | 185 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 5,265 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 109 |
| GRA BU | 44 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,215 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 281 |
| HOUSES | 183 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 37 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 16 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 178 |
| HOUSES S | 3 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 123 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 10 |
| HOUSES W | 180 |
| INF 11 A | 8 |
| MD FEM | 127 |
| MD MALE | 127 |
| MD TOT | 254 |
| MILK COWS | 752 |
| NAME CD | Pictou |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 182 |
| OC TOT | 183 |
| OTHER FOWL | 2 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 742 |
| OTHERS | 979 |
| SHEEP | 2,006 |
| SHEEP KS | 749 |
| SUP AM | 8,719 |
| SUP FOR | 8,886 |
| SUP JV | 97 |
| SUP PAT | 3,385 |
| SUP SC | 5,237 |
| SUP TOT | 17,605 |
| SWINE | 452 |
| SWINE KS | 406 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 183 |
| TUR AC | 19 |
| TUR BU | 2,222 |
| TURKEY | 176 |
| WID FEM | 47 |
| WID MALE | 17 |
| WID TOT | 64 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS039006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS016010— 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-ns039006-1891/.