Dartmouth, T-V, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
Dartmouth, T-V was a town in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 4,806. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q497373. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.674°N, 63.562°W.
Population
In 1901, Dartmouth, T-V had a population of 4,806: 2,267 male and 2,539 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 4,358 |
| 1881 | 3,786 |
| 1891 | 6,252 |
| 1901 | 4,806 |
| 1911 | 5,058 |
| 1921 | 7,899 |
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 Dartmouth, T-V, 1891 (9.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Dartmouth, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 4,806 total population, 2,539 females, 2,267 males, 1,550 single females, 1,435 single males, 960 families, 785 married females, 769 married males, 203 widowed females, 63 widowed males, 1 divorced females. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 889 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 10 people connected to this place who were alive in 1901, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| George Gordon Dustan | 1830–1901 | died here |
| Elizabeth Carey | 1835–1920 | died here |
| Alexander McKay | 1841–1917 | died here |
| 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 |
| Ebenezer Moseley | d. 1903 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS033012— 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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/dartmouth-t-v-ns033012-1901/.