Halifax c., Ward No. 4, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Halifax c., Ward No. 4 was a township in Nova Scotia (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 6,256. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.647°N, 63.599°W.
Population
In 1911, Halifax c., Ward No. 4 had a population of 6,256: 2,947 male and 3,309 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 (8.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Halifax c., Ward No. 4 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 44 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 5,925 |
| POP F | 3,309 |
| POP M | 2,947 |
| POP TOT | 6,256 |
Other recorded variables (40 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 1,524 |
| BAPTISTS | 489 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 2,932 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1,537 |
| BRIT OTHER | 15 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 946 |
| CHINESE | 6 |
| CHRISTIANS | 3 |
| CSD TYPE | W |
| DUTCH | 28 |
| DWELLINGS | 998 |
| F DIVORCED | 1 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 1,034 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 7 |
| F SINGLE | 2,064 |
| F WIDOWED | 202 |
| FAMILIES | 1,169 |
| FRENCH | 282 |
| GERMAN | 169 |
| GREEK | 2 |
| INDIAN | 1 |
| ITALIAN | 2 |
| JEWISH | 100 |
| JEWS | 93 |
| LUTHERANS | 16 |
| M MARRIED | 1,043 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 3 |
| M SINGLE | 1,837 |
| M WIDOWED | 64 |
| METHODISTS | 599 |
| NEGRO | 23 |
| POLISH | 4 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 576 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 2,888 |
| RUSSIAN | 1 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 8 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 23 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 185 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 52 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS045046— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS045046— 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. 4, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/halifax-c-ward-no-4-ns045046-1911/.