Halifax, Ward—Quartier No. 1, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Halifax, Ward—Quartier No. 1 was a census subdivision in Halifax (City—Ville) County, Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 7,998. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.632°N, 63.577°W.
Population
In 1881, Halifax, Ward—Quartier No. 1 had a population of 7,998: 3,413 male and 4,585 female residents. Population density was 3928.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 6,631 |
| 1881 | 7,998 |
| 1891 | 8,550 |
| 1901 | 6,069 |
| 1911 | 6,841 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 contained Halifax, Ward—Quartier No. 1, 1891 (83.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Halifax, Ward—Quartier No. 1 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 74 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 1,317 |
| Number of families | 1,317 |
| Number of females | 4,585 |
| Number of males | 3,413 |
| Number of married females | 1,107 |
| Number of married males | 1,083 |
| Number of married persons | 2,190 |
| Number of widowed females | 372 |
| Number of widowed males | 96 |
| Number of widowed persons | 468 |
| POP TOT | 7,998 |
| Total population | 7,998 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 3,106 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 2,234 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 5,340 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 1,082 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,082 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 72 |
Agriculture (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 87 |
| Acres of potatoes | 22 |
| Acres of wheat | 1 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 19 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 121 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 745 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 69 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,954 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 447 |
| CRN BU | 19 |
| HAY AC | 87 |
| HAY TONS | 142 |
| OAT BU | 121 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 69 |
| POT AC | 22 |
| POT BU | 2,954 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 142 |
| WHT AC | 1 |
| WHT SP BU | 15 |
Fisheries (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 20 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 5 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 120 |
| Number of fishing boats | 2 |
| Number of fishing vessels | 1 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 2 |
| Number of men on fishing vessels | 18 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 40 |
Other recorded variables (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 20 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 2 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 2 |
| C UNMD F | 3,106 |
| C UNMD M | 2,234 |
| C UNMD TOT | 5,340 |
| CD NAME | Halifax (City—Ville) |
| COD DX K | 40 |
| D OCC | 1,082 |
| FEMALE | 4,585 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 1,082 |
| H UNINH | 72 |
| MALE | 3,413 |
| MCK XB Q | 5 |
| MD F | 1,107 |
| MD M | 1,083 |
| MD TOT | 2,190 |
| NET XX F | 120 |
| NUMBER CD | 9 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 745 |
| TUR BU | 447 |
| VESSEL MEN Q | 18 |
| VESSEL XX Q | 1 |
| WID F | 372 |
| WID M | 96 |
| WID TOT | 468 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS009001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS045043— 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 1881 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, Ward—Quartier No. 1, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/halifax-ward-quartier-no-1-ns009001-1881/.