Dartmouth, Town—Ville, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Dartmouth, Town—Ville was a town in Halifax (County-Comté) County, Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,786. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.674°N, 63.562°W.
Population
In 1881, Dartmouth, Town—Ville had a population of 3,786: 1,825 male and 1,961 female residents. Population density was 513.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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, 1871 (9.3% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Dartmouth, Town—Ville, 1891 (9.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Dartmouth, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 64 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 757 |
| Number of families | 757 |
| Number of females | 1,961 |
| Number of males | 1,825 |
| Number of married females | 618 |
| Number of married males | 615 |
| Number of married persons | 1,233 |
| Number of widowed females | 161 |
| Number of widowed males | 46 |
| Number of widowed persons | 207 |
| POP TOT | 3,786 |
| Total population | 3,786 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,182 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,164 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,346 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 726 |
| Number of occupied houses | 726 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 35 |
Agriculture (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 253 |
| Acres of potatoes | 45 |
| Acres of wheat | 5 |
| BAR BU | 50 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 50 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 110 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,486 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 45 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,118 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 108 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 979 |
| HAY AC | 253 |
| HAY TONS | 464 |
| OAT BU | 110 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 45 |
| POT AC | 45 |
| POT BU | 3,118 |
| RYE BU | 11 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 464 |
| WHT AC | 5 |
| WHT SP BU | 108 |
Fisheries (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock produced in the past year | 2 |
Other recorded variables (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,182 |
| C UNMD M | 1,164 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,346 |
| CD NAME | Halifax (County-Comté) |
| D OCC | 726 |
| FEMALE | 1,961 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| H CON | 6 |
| H INHAB | 726 |
| H UNINH | 35 |
| HAD DX K | 2 |
| MALE | 1,825 |
| MD F | 618 |
| MD M | 615 |
| MD TOT | 1,233 |
| NUMBER CD | 10 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,486 |
| TUR BU | 979 |
| WID F | 161 |
| WID M | 46 |
| WID TOT | 207 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS010013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS011044— 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 1881 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, Town—Ville, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/dartmouth-town-ville-ns010013-1881/.