Halifax c., Ward No. 1, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Halifax c., Ward No. 1 was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, 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 47 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 6,841 total population, 3,842 females in the population, 2,999 males in the population, 2,284 single (never-married) females, 1,544 single (never-married) males, 1,118 families, 1,026 married females, 977 married males, 420 males with marital status not given, 280 females with marital status not given, 251 widowed females, 57 widowed males, 1 divorced females, 1 divorced males. 6,069 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 3,040 persons of British origin (English), 1,554 persons of British origin (Irish), 1,451 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 288 persons of French origin, 275 persons of German origin, 40 persons of British origin (other), 39 persons of Dutch origin, 29 persons of Scandinavian origin, 8 persons of Chinese origin, 3 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 3 persons of Swiss origin, 2 persons of Italian origin, 1 persons of Polish origin, 1 persons of Russian origin. 12 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). 5 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. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 2,304 Anglicans (Church of England), 2,223 Roman Catholics, 1,293 Presbyterians, 446 Methodists, 354 Baptists, 90 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 47 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 45 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 31 Salvation Army adherents, 25 Lutherans, 12 Jews, 9 Congregationalists, 3 Brethren, 2 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 2 Disciples of Christ. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 996 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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/.