Dartmouth, Town—Ville, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
Dartmouth, Town—Ville was a town in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 4,806. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q497373. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.674°N, 63.562°W.
Population
In 1901, Dartmouth, Town—Ville had a population of 4,806: 2,267 male and 2,539 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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, Town—Ville, 1891 (9.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Dartmouth, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of divorced females | 1 |
| Number of families | 960 |
| Number of females | 2,539 |
| Number of males | 2,267 |
| Number of married females | 785 |
| Number of married males | 769 |
| Number of single females | 1,550 |
| Number of single males | 1,435 |
| Number of widowed females | 203 |
| Number of widowed males | 63 |
| POP F | 2,539 |
| POP M | 2,267 |
| POP TOT | 4,806 |
| Total population | 4,806 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 889 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| DIVORCED F | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 960 |
| HOUSES | 889 |
| MARRIED F | 785 |
| MARRIED M | 769 |
| SINGLE F | 1,550 |
| SINGLE M | 1,435 |
| WIDOWED F | 203 |
| WIDOWED M | 63 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS033012— 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
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/dartmouth-town-ville-ns033012-1901/.