Halifax c., Ward No. 5, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Halifax c., Ward No. 5 was a township in Nova Scotia (Canada West / Ontario), 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 45 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 9,706 |
| POP F | 5,594 |
| POP M | 5,225 |
| POP TOT | 10,819 |
Other recorded variables (41 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 6 |
| ANGLICANS | 2,849 |
| BAPTISTS | 997 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 5,342 |
| BRIT IRISH | 2,661 |
| BRIT OTHER | 36 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 1,299 |
| CHINESE | 12 |
| CHRISTIANS | 9 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| CSD TYPE | W |
| DUTCH | 37 |
| DWELLINGS | 1,750 |
| F DIVORCED | 1 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 2,000 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 2 |
| F SINGLE | 3,189 |
| F WIDOWED | 401 |
| FAMILIES | 2,308 |
| FRENCH | 262 |
| GERMAN | 486 |
| ITALIAN | 6 |
| JEWISH | 97 |
| JEWS | 92 |
| LUTHERANS | 11 |
| M MARRIED | 1,972 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 3 |
| M SINGLE | 3,145 |
| M WIDOWED | 105 |
| MENNONITES | 17 |
| METHODISTS | 1,297 |
| NEGRO | 440 |
| POLISH | 3 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 869 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 4,574 |
| RUSSIAN | 4 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 40 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 39 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 95 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 53 |
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/.