Dartmouth, T-V, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Dartmouth, T-V was a town in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 7,899. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q497373. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.674°N, 63.562°W.
Population
In 1921, Dartmouth, T-V had a population of 7,899: 3,865 male and 4,034 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 5,058 |
| 1921 | 7,899 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Dartmouth, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 40 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 7,899 total population, 4,034 females in the population, 3,865 males in the population, 3,560 females born in Canada, 3,406 males born in Canada, 411 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 367 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 92 males born outside the British Empire, 63 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 5,710 persons of British origin (English), 909 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 684 persons of British origin (Irish), 166 persons of French origin, 116 persons of Dutch origin, 89 persons of German origin, 18 persons of Scandinavian origin, 17 persons of British origin (other), 10 persons of Russian origin, 7 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 2 persons of Syrian origin, 1 persons of Italian origin, 1 persons of Polish origin. 154 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. 11 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 3,026 Anglicans (Church of England), 1,801 Roman Catholics, 1,315 Presbyterians, 853 Methodists, 754 Baptists, 58 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 32 Salvation Army adherents, 19 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 10 Jews, 10 Lutherans, 6 Adventists, 5 Brethren, 4 adherents of Eastern religions, 4 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 1 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 6 people connected to this place who were alive in 1921, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander Howard Mackay | 1848–1929 | died here |
| Benjamin Russell | 1849–1935 | born here |
| Richard Chapman Weldon Canadian politician (1849-1925) | 1849–1925 | died here |
| Emma Lucy Wells | 1854–1926 | died here |
| Piers | 1866–1939 | born here |
| Wellington Ney States | 1874–1927 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS011044— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS011044— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q497373
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dartmouth,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dartmouth_(Nouvelle-%C3%89cosse)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1921 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). "Dartmouth, T-V, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/dartmouth-t-v-ns011044-1921/.