Dartmouth, T-V, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Dartmouth, T-V was a town in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 4,358. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q497373. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.714°N, 63.544°W.
Population
In 1871, Dartmouth, T-V had a population of 4,358: 2,102 male and 2,256 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 NO DATA, 1861 (0.4% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Dartmouth, 1881 (90.7% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Dartmouth, T-V, 1881 (9.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Dartmouth, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 4,358 total population, 2,256 females, 2,102 males, 1,388 married persons, 791 families, 706 married females, 682 married males, 178 widowed persons, 135 widowed females, 43 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 2,792 single persons under 18, 1,415 single females under 18, 1,377 single males under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 698 occupied houses, 683 inhabited houses, 25 uninhabited houses, 15 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 14 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 37,500 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 14 people connected to this place who were alive in 1871, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Shiels | 1793–1879 | died here |
| Samuel Prescott Fairbanks | 1795–1882 | died here |
| James Ross | 1811–1886 | died here |
| Alexander McKnight | 1826–1894 | died here |
| William Herman Newman | 1829–1894 | died here |
| 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 |
| Ebenezer Moseley | d. 1903 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS197001— 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 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). "Dartmouth, T-V, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/dartmouth-t-v-ns197001-1871/.