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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 979 |
| 1901 | 793 |
| 1911 | — |
| 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 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 979 total population, 494 females, 485 males, 254 married persons, 185 families, 127 married females, 127 married males, 64 widowed persons, 47 widowed females, 17 widowed males, 5.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 661 single persons under 18, 341 single males under 18, 320 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 979 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 183 houses, 183 occupied houses, 180 houses built of wood, 178 houses of 1 story, 123 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 37 houses of 5 rooms, 16 houses of 4 rooms, 10 uninhabited houses, 5 houses of 2 stories, 3 houses built of stone, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses of 3 rooms, 1 houses of 2 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 43,250 pounds of homemade butter, 19,932 bushels of potatoes, 17,605 acres of land in farms, 12,256 bushels of oats, 8,886 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,719 acres of improved land in farms, 5,265 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 5,237 acres of farmland under crops, 4,215 chickens, 3,399 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 3,385 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,943 bushels of spring wheat, 2,222 bushels of turnips, 2,207 tons of hay, 2,006 sheep, 1,735 acres of hay crops, 1,388 bushels of buckwheat, 1,086 acres of oats, 752 milk cows, 749 sheep slaughtered or sold, 742 other cattle, 452 swine, 406 swine slaughtered or sold, 371 cattle killed or sold, 358 bushels of barley, 305 acres of wheat, 281 horses aged over 3 years, 183 occupants of farms, 182 farm occupants who own their land, 176 turkeys, 163 acres of potatoes, 133 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 109 geese, 105 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 97 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 92 ducks, 81 horses aged 3 years and under, 45 bushels of beans, 44 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 39 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 35 bushels of peas, 25 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 23 acres of barley, 19 acres of turnips, 8 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 other fowl, 2 oxen, 1 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS039006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS016010_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-ns039006-1891/.