Halifax c., Ward No. 1, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Halifax c., Ward No. 1 was a township in Nova Scotia (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 6,841. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.631°N, 63.575°W.
Population
In 1911, Halifax c., Ward No. 1 had a population of 6,841: 2,999 male and 3,842 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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Halifax, C, 1921 (22.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Halifax c., Ward No. 1 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 48 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 6,069 |
| POP F | 3,842 |
| POP M | 2,999 |
| POP TOT | 6,841 |
Other recorded variables (44 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 2,304 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 3 |
| BAPTISTS | 354 |
| BRETHREN | 3 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 3,040 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1,554 |
| BRIT OTHER | 40 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 1,451 |
| CHINESE | 8 |
| CHRISTIANS | 2 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 9 |
| CSD TYPE | W |
| DISCIPLES | 2 |
| DUTCH | 39 |
| DWELLINGS | 996 |
| F DIVORCED | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 1,026 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 280 |
| F SINGLE | 2,284 |
| F WIDOWED | 251 |
| FAMILIES | 1,118 |
| FRENCH | 288 |
| GERMAN | 275 |
| ITALIAN | 2 |
| JEWISH | 12 |
| JEWS | 12 |
| LUTHERANS | 25 |
| M DIVORCED | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 977 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 420 |
| M SINGLE | 1,544 |
| M WIDOWED | 57 |
| METHODISTS | 446 |
| NEGRO | 5 |
| POLISH | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 1,293 |
| PROTESTANTS | 47 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 2,223 |
| RUSSIAN | 1 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 31 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 29 |
| SWISS | 3 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 90 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 45 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS045043— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS045043— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Halifax c., Ward No. 1, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/halifax-c-ward-no-1-ns045043-1911/.