Halifax c., Ward No. 2, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Halifax c., Ward No. 2 was a township in Nova Scotia (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 7,686. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.641°N, 63.586°W.
Population
In 1911, Halifax c., Ward No. 2 had a population of 7,686: 3,469 male and 4,217 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 (10.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Halifax c., Ward No. 2 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 49 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 7,440 |
| POP F | 4,217 |
| POP M | 3,469 |
| POP TOT | 7,686 |
Other recorded variables (45 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 1,883 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 2 |
| BAPTISTS | 362 |
| BELGIAN | 5 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 3,050 |
| BRIT IRISH | 2,267 |
| BRIT OTHER | 4 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 1,236 |
| CHINESE | 12 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 4 |
| CSD TYPE | W |
| DUTCH | 1 |
| DWELLINGS | 1,272 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 2 |
| F MARRIED | 1,317 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 19 |
| F SINGLE | 2,572 |
| F WIDOWED | 307 |
| FAMILIES | 1,517 |
| FRENCH | 659 |
| FRIENDS | 1 |
| GERMAN | 300 |
| GREEK | 2 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 2 |
| ITALIAN | 9 |
| JEWISH | 10 |
| JEWS | 9 |
| LUTHERANS | 16 |
| M DIVORCED | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 1,340 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 21 |
| M SINGLE | 2,035 |
| M WIDOWED | 72 |
| METHODISTS | 617 |
| NEGRO | 10 |
| POLISH | 2 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 827 |
| PROTESTANTS | 5 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 3,886 |
| RUSSIAN | 1 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 4 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 46 |
| SWISS | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 69 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 48 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS045044— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS045044— 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. 2, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/halifax-c-ward-no-2-ns045044-1911/.