Dartmouth, Town—Ville, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Dartmouth, Town—Ville was a town in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 5,058. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q497373. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.674°N, 63.562°W.
Population
In 1911, Dartmouth, Town—Ville had a population of 5,058: 2,427 male and 2,631 female residents. Population density was 1078.5 people per square mile.
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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Dartmouth, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 42 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 4,806 |
| POP F | 2,631 |
| POP M | 2,427 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 1,078.46 |
| POP TOT | 5,058 |
Other recorded variables (37 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 4 |
| ANGLICANS | 1,917 |
| AREA ACRES | 3,000 |
| AREA SQ MI | 4.69 |
| BAPTISTS | 445 |
| BRETHREN | 3 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 2,904 |
| BRIT IRISH | 455 |
| BRIT OTHER | 60 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 699 |
| CHRISTIANS | 10 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| DUTCH | 36 |
| DWELLINGS | 997 |
| F MARRIED | 928 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| F SINGLE | 1,530 |
| F WIDOWED | 172 |
| FAMILIES | 1,024 |
| FRENCH | 271 |
| GERMAN | 419 |
| JEWISH | 2 |
| JEWS | 2 |
| M DIVORCED | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 914 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| M SINGLE | 1,452 |
| M WIDOWED | 59 |
| METHODISTS | 602 |
| NEGRO | 188 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 865 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,153 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 14 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 14 |
| SWISS | 5 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 5 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 40 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS045041— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/dartmouth-town-ville-ns045041-1911/.