Halifax, C, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Halifax, C was a city in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 58,372. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3246744. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.649°N, 63.597°W.
Population
In 1921, Halifax, C had a population of 58,372: 28,357 male and 30,015 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 Halifax c., Ward No. 1, 1911 (22.3% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Halifax c., Ward No. 2, 1911 (10.5% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Halifax c., Ward No. 3, 1911 (8.3% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Halifax c., Ward No. 4, 1911 (8.2% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Halifax c., Ward No. 5, 1911 (5.5% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Halifax c., Ward No. 6, 1911 (45.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Halifax, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 51 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 58,372 total population, 30,015 females in the population, 28,357 males in the population, 25,847 females born in Canada, 23,529 males born in Canada, 3,705 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 3,335 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1,123 males born outside the British Empire, 833 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 30,902 persons of British origin (English), 10,985 persons of British origin (Irish), 8,245 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 3,000 persons of French origin, 1,303 persons of Dutch origin, 730 persons of German origin, 284 persons of Scandinavian origin, 277 persons of British origin (other), 230 persons of Syrian origin, 157 persons of Italian origin, 143 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 132 persons of other European origin, 97 persons of Russian origin, 57 persons of Greek origin, 38 persons of other Asian origin, 27 persons of Polish origin, 24 persons of Austrian origin, 18 persons of Belgian origin, 7 persons of Finnish origin. 940 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. 585 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. 13 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 23,140 Roman Catholics, 16,367 Anglicans (Church of England), 6,628 Presbyterians, 5,634 Methodists, 4,570 Baptists, 578 Jews, 354 Salvation Army adherents, 315 Lutherans, 269 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 178 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 142 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 83 Adventists, 49 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 44 adherents of Eastern religions, 31 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 26 Congregationalists, 23 Disciples of Christ, 18 Brethren, 7 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 1 Mennonites. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 34 people connected to this place who were alive in 1921, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander Anderson | 1836–1925 | died here |
| David Allison | 1836–1924 | died here |
| James Crosskill Mackintosh | 1839–1924 | died here |
| Richard L. Power | 1841–1934 | died here |
| Samuel Manners Brookfield | 1847–1924 | died here |
| William Anderson Black | 1847–1934 | died here |
| John Stewart | 1848–1933 | died here |
| Benjamin Russell | 1849–1935 | died here |
| James Wilberforce Longley | 1849–1922 | died here |
| Charles Frederick Fraser | 1850–1925 | died here |
| Clarendon Lamb Worrell | 1853–1934 | died here |
| John Mackintosh | 1853–1923 | died here |
| Jerry Lonecloud | 1854–1930 | died here |
| Mary Ellen Braden | 1854–1939 | died here |
| George Everett Faulkner | 1855–1931 | died here |
| Thomas Stewart | 1855–1923 | died here |
| Eliza Ritchie | 1856–1933 | died here |
| George Woodhouse Culverwell Oland | 1856–1933 | died here |
| Elizabeth Maud Bates | 1859–1937 | died here |
| Alfred Dickie | 1860–1929 | died here |
| Hector McInnes | 1860–1937 | died here |
| Archibald MacMechan | 1862–1933 | died here |
| Humphrey Pickard Wolfgang Mellish | 1862–1937 | died here |
| Arthur Stanley Mackenzie | 1865–1938 | died here |
| Piers | 1866–1939 | died here |
| Clarence Dunlop Mackinnon | 1868–1937 | died here |
| Francis Hanrahan | 1870–1926 | died here |
| Lewis Piers Fairbanks | 1870–1940 | born and died here |
| Frank Stanfield | 1872–1931 | died here |
| William A. White | 1874–1936 | died here |
| George Frederick Pearson | 1876–1938 | died here |
| James Alexander Ross Kinney | 1879–1940 | died here |
| Edna May Williston Best | 1880–1923 | died here |
| George Parkin Grant | 1918–1988 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS011043— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS011043— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3246744
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Halifax,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halifax_(ancienne_ville)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1921 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). "Halifax, C, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/halifax-c-ns011043-1921/.