Dalhousie, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Dalhousie was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 208. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.854°N, 64.723°W.
Population
In 1871, Dalhousie had a population of 208: 107 male and 101 female residents. Population density was 0.9 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).
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 NO DATA, 1861 (1.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Dalhousie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 50 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 38 |
| Number of females | 101 |
| Number of males | 107 |
| Number of married females | 37 |
| Number of married males | 37 |
| Number of married persons | 74 |
| Number of widowed females | 4 |
| Number of widowed males | 2 |
| Number of widowed persons | 6 |
| Total population | 208 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 60 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 68 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 128 |
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 38 |
| Number of occupied houses | 38 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 245 |
| BWT BU | 580 |
| CRN BU | 39 |
| HAY AC | 699 |
| HAY TONS | 516 |
| OAT BU | 626 |
| PEA BU | 30 |
| POT AC | 44 |
| POT BU | 6,630 |
| RYE BU | 136 |
| Total area (acres) | 47,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 127 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 9 |
| AREA | 47,000 |
| BEN BU | 25 |
| CD | 189 |
| CSD | 14 |
| FAMILIES | 38 |
| FEMALE | 101 |
| GRA BU | 3 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 38 |
| INHABITED | 38 |
| MALE | 107 |
| MARRIED F | 37 |
| MARRIED M | 37 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 74 |
| POPULATION | 208 |
| ROOT BU | 70 |
| SINGLE F | 60 |
| SINGLE M | 68 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 128 |
| TUR BU | 636 |
| WIDOWED F | 4 |
| WIDOWED M | 2 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 6 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS189014— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/dalhousie-ns189014-1871/.