Dalhousie, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Dalhousie was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 606. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.729°N, 64.940°W.
Population
In 1871, Dalhousie had a population of 606: 309 male and 297 female residents. Population density was 2.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 606 |
| 1881 | 806 |
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:
- Aylesford S
- Bridgewater
- Brookfield
- Dalhousie
- Maitland
- Morse's Road
- New Germany
- Nictau
- NO DATA
- Willmot
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 100 |
| Number of females | 297 |
| Number of males | 309 |
| Number of married females | 94 |
| Number of married males | 94 |
| Number of married persons | 188 |
| Number of widowed females | 16 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 26 |
| Total population | 606 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 187 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 205 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 392 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 99 |
| Number of occupied houses | 99 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 857 |
| BWT BU | 1,504 |
| CRN BU | 28 |
| HAY AC | 1,821 |
| HAY TONS | 1,471 |
| OAT BU | 2,021 |
| PEA BU | 102 |
| POT AC | 100 |
| POT BU | 13,910 |
| RYE BU | 416 |
| Total area (acres) | 126,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 390 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 28 |
| AREA | 126,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 81 |
| CD | 190 |
| CSD | 13 |
| FAMILIES | 100 |
| FEMALE | 297 |
| GRA BU | 23 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 99 |
| INHABITED | 99 |
| MALE | 309 |
| MARRIED F | 94 |
| MARRIED M | 94 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 188 |
| POPULATION | 606 |
| ROOT BU | 194 |
| SINGLE F | 187 |
| SINGLE M | 205 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 392 |
| TUR BU | 1,051 |
| UNINHABITED | 2 |
| WIDOWED F | 16 |
| WIDOWED M | 10 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 26 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS190013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS016013— 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-ns190013-1871/.