Halifax c., Ward No. 2, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Halifax c., Ward No. 2 was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, 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 48 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 7,686 total population, 4,217 females in the population, 3,469 males in the population, 2,572 single (never-married) females, 2,035 single (never-married) males, 1,517 families, 1,340 married males, 1,317 married females, 307 widowed females, 72 widowed males, 21 males with marital status not given, 19 females with marital status not given, 2 legally separated females, 1 divorced males. 7,440 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 3,050 persons of British origin (English), 2,267 persons of British origin (Irish), 1,236 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 659 persons of French origin, 300 persons of German origin, 46 persons of Scandinavian origin, 12 persons of Chinese origin, 9 persons of Italian origin, 5 persons of Belgian origin, 4 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 2 persons of Greek origin, 2 persons of Polish origin, 1 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of Russian origin, 1 persons of Swiss origin. 10 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). 10 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 3,886 Roman Catholics, 1,883 Anglicans (Church of England), 827 Presbyterians, 617 Methodists, 362 Baptists, 69 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 48 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 16 Lutherans, 9 Jews, 5 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 4 Congregationalists, 4 Salvation Army adherents, 2 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 1 Friends (Quakers). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 1,272 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 11 people connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Sandford Fleming | 1827–1915 | died here |
| James McDonald | 1828–1912 | died here |
| Louisa Ann Johnson | 1829–1911 | died here |
| Robert Weatherbe | 1834–1915 | died here |
| Michael J. O’Brien | 1837–1912 | died here |
| David MacKeen | 1839–1916 | died here |
| Lewis A. Archibald | 1840–1913 | died here |
| Dominick Healey | 1846–1911 | died here |
| William Critchlow Harris | 1854–1913 | died here |
| Benjamin Franklin Pearson | 1855–1912 | died here |
| James Robinson Johnston | 1876–1915 | died here |
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/.