Dartmouth, Town—Ville, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Dartmouth, Town—Ville was a town in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 6,252. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q497373. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.714°N, 63.544°W.
Population
In 1891, Dartmouth, Town—Ville had a population of 6,252: 3,100 male and 3,152 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 contained Dartmouth, Town—Ville, 1881 (9.3% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Dartmouth, 1881 (90.7% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Dartmouth, Town—Ville, 1901 (9.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Cole Harbour, 1901 (17.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Preston Road, 1901 (73.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Dartmouth, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
- NO DATA
- Polling District No. 15
- Polling District No. 17
- Polling District No. 18
- Polling District No. 29
- Polling District No. 30
- Polling District No. 33
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 85 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 6,252 total population, 3,152 females, 3,100 males, 1,958 married persons, 1,088 families, 980 married females, 978 married males, 333 widowed persons, 229 widowed females, 104 widowed males, 5.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 3,961 single persons under 18, 2,018 single males under 18, 1,943 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 6,252 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 1,057 occupied houses, 1,029 houses, 1,021 houses built of wood, 588 houses of 2 stories, 550 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 387 houses of 1 story, 155 houses of 5 rooms, 153 houses of 4 rooms, 71 houses of 3 rooms, 48 houses of 3 stories, 45 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 40 houses of 2 rooms, 40 uninhabited houses, 28 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 10 houses of over 15 rooms, 7 houses under construction, 6 houses of more than 3 stories, 5 houses built of stone, 5 houses of 1 room, 3 houses built of brick. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 24,277 acres of land in farms, 22,089 bushels of turnips, 21,943 pounds of homemade butter, 20,217 bushels of potatoes, 16,081 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,196 acres of improved land in farms, 5,557 chickens, 5,367 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,687 acres of farmland under crops, 2,510 tons of hay, 1,523 acres of hay crops, 1,121 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,115 bushels of oats, 709 milk cows, 452 occupants of farms, 395 horses aged over 3 years, 383 farm occupants who own their land, 347 other cattle, 342 bushels of barley, 331 cattle killed or sold, 271 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 258 swine, 232 bushels of peas, 210 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 208 bushels of beans, 173 swine slaughtered or sold, 146 ducks, 142 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 125 acres of potatoes, 112 bushels of corn, Capacity of silos (tons): 100, 99 sheep, 79 acres of turnips, 76 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 70 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 67 farm occupants who rent their land, 46 acres of oats, 46 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 39 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 38 geese, 34 horses aged 3 years and under, 31 oxen, 30 bushels of buckwheat, 25 bushels of spring wheat, 20 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 19 other fowl, 15 acres of barley, 8 turkeys, 2 acres of wheat, 2 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander McKnight | 1826–1894 | died here |
| William Herman Newman | 1829–1894 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS034028— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS034028— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/dartmouth-town-ville-ns034028-1891/.