Halifax c., Ward No. 3, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Halifax c., Ward No. 3 was a township in Nova Scotia (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 4,222. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.645°N, 63.590°W.
Population
In 1911, Halifax c., Ward No. 3 had a population of 4,222: 2,144 male and 2,078 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 (8.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Halifax c., Ward No. 3 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 40 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 3,561 |
| POP F | 2,078 |
| POP M | 2,144 |
| POP TOT | 4,222 |
Other recorded variables (36 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 1,259 |
| BAPTISTS | 309 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 2,393 |
| BRIT IRISH | 934 |
| BRIT OTHER | 18 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 396 |
| CHINESE | 8 |
| CSD TYPE | W |
| DUTCH | 8 |
| DWELLINGS | 581 |
| F DIVORCED | 1 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 2 |
| F MARRIED | 675 |
| F SINGLE | 1,266 |
| F WIDOWED | 134 |
| FAMILIES | 836 |
| FRENCH | 133 |
| GERMAN | 102 |
| GREEK | 4 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 4 |
| ITALIAN | 16 |
| JEWISH | 12 |
| JEWS | 12 |
| LUTHERANS | 9 |
| M MARRIED | 703 |
| M SINGLE | 1,390 |
| M WIDOWED | 51 |
| METHODISTS | 327 |
| NEGRO | 102 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 296 |
| PROTESTANTS | 1 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,983 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 13 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 18 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 78 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 8 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS045045— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS045045— 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. 3, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/halifax-c-ward-no-3-ns045045-1911/.