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 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).
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 16 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 208 total population, 107 males, 101 females, 74 married persons, 38 families, 37 married females, 37 married males, 6 widowed persons, 4 widowed females, 2 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 128 single persons under 18, 68 single males under 18, 60 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 38 inhabited houses, 38 occupied houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 47,000 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
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/.