Halifax c., Ward No. 5, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Halifax c., Ward No. 5 was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 10,819. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.655°N, 63.589°W.
Population
In 1911, Halifax c., Ward No. 5 had a population of 10,819: 5,225 male and 5,594 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 (5.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Halifax c., Ward No. 5 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 44 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 10,819 total population, 5,594 females in the population, 5,225 males in the population, 3,189 single (never-married) females, 3,145 single (never-married) males, 2,308 families, 2,000 married females, 1,972 married males, 401 widowed females, 105 widowed males, 3 males with marital status not given, 2 females with marital status not given, 1 divorced females, 1 legally separated females. 9,706 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 5,342 persons of British origin (English), 2,661 persons of British origin (Irish), 1,299 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 486 persons of German origin, 262 persons of French origin, 39 persons of Scandinavian origin, 37 persons of Dutch origin, 36 persons of British origin (other), 12 persons of Chinese origin, 6 persons of Italian origin, 4 persons of Russian origin, 3 persons of Polish origin. 440 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. 97 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 4,574 Roman Catholics, 2,849 Anglicans (Church of England), 1,297 Methodists, 997 Baptists, 869 Presbyterians, 95 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 92 Jews, 53 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 40 Salvation Army adherents, 17 Mennonites, 11 Lutherans, 9 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 6 Adventists, 1 Congregationalists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 1,750 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS045047— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS045047— 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. 5, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/halifax-c-ward-no-5-ns045047-1911/.