Dartmouth, Town—Ville, Nova Scotia (1881–1881)
Dartmouth, Town—Ville was a town in Nova Scotia, recorded in 1 census between 1881 and 1881. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q497373, so it can be queried as a single entity even when its boundaries or census name varied across years.
Historical lineage
Ancestor places
- split off from Dartmouth in 1881
Descendant places
- merged into Dartmouth, Town—Ville in 1891
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1881 | 3,786 | View 1881 detail → |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 3 people connected to this place across the 1851–1921 period, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry; the connection tag indicates whether the documented event was a birth, death, or burial at this place.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Shiels | 1793–1879 | died here |
| Samuel Prescott Fairbanks | 1795–1882 | died here |
| James Ross | 1811–1886 | died here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS010013— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - 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 1851–1921 Census of Canada series, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project. Each year's detail page (linked above) cites the specific source table.