Dartmouth, T-V, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Dartmouth, T-V was a town in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 5,058. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q497373. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.674°N, 63.562°W.
Population
In 1911, Dartmouth, T-V had a population of 5,058: 2,427 male and 2,631 female residents. Population density was 1078.5 people per square mile.
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 1911
In the 1911 census, Dartmouth, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 41 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 5,058 total population, 3,000 area in acres, 2,631 females in the population, 2,427 males in the population, 1,530 single (never-married) females, 1,452 single (never-married) males, 1,078.46 population per square mile, 1,024 families, 928 married females, 914 married males, 172 widowed females, 59 widowed males, 4.69 area in square miles, 1 divorced males, 1 females with marital status not given, 1 males with marital status not given. 4,806 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 2,904 persons of British origin (English), 699 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 455 persons of British origin (Irish), 419 persons of German origin, 271 persons of French origin, 60 persons of British origin (other), 36 persons of Dutch origin, 14 persons of Scandinavian origin, 5 persons of Swiss origin. 188 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. 2 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,917 Anglicans (Church of England), 1,153 Roman Catholics, 865 Presbyterians, 602 Methodists, 445 Baptists, 40 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 14 Salvation Army adherents, 10 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 5 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 4 Adventists, 3 Brethren, 2 Jews. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 997 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 8 people connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS045041— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/dartmouth-t-v-ns045041-1911/.