Dartmouth, Town—Ville, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Dartmouth, Town—Ville was a town in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,786. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q497373. 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.
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 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 3,786 total population, 1,961 females, 1,825 males, 1,233 married persons, 757 families, 618 married females, 615 married males, 207 widowed persons, 161 widowed females, 46 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,346 single persons under 18, 1,182 single females under 18, 1,164 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 726 inhabited houses, 726 occupied houses, 35 uninhabited houses, 6 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 3,118 bushels of potatoes, 2,486 bushels of other root crops, 979 bushels of turnips, 464 tons of hay, 253 acres of hay crops, 110 bushels of oats, 108 bushels of spring wheat, 50 bushels of barley, 45 acres of potatoes, 45 bushels of peas and beans, 11 bushels of rye, 5 acres of wheat, 1 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 2 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Samuel Prescott Fairbanks | 1795–1882 | died here |
| James Ross | 1811–1886 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,786 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS010013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS010013— 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 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/.