Halifax, Ward—Quartier No. 1, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Halifax, Ward—Quartier No. 1 was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 8,550. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.631°N, 63.575°W.
Population
In 1891, Halifax, Ward—Quartier No. 1 had a population of 8,550: 3,675 male and 4,875 female residents. Population density was 5061.8 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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Halifax, Ward—Quartier No. 1, 1881 (83.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Halifax, Ward—Quartier No. 1 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 1,477 |
| Number of families | 1,477 |
| Number of females | 4,875 |
| Number of males | 3,675 |
| Number of married females | 1,238 |
| Number of married males | 1,226 |
| Number of married persons | 2,464 |
| Number of widowed females | 403 |
| Number of widowed males | 127 |
| Number of widowed persons | 530 |
| POP F | 4,875 |
| POP M | 3,675 |
| POP TOT | 8,550 |
| Total population | 8,550 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 3,234 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 2,322 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 5,556 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 63 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 8,487 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 1,201 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 30 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 40 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 1,121 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 156 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 179 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 831 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 195 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 68 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 63 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 817 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 9 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses under construction | 15 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,201 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 52 |
Agriculture (57 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 4 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 185 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 774 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,981 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 956 |
| Acres of hay crops | 348 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,915 |
| Acres of land in farms | 7,896 |
| Acres of oats | 53 |
| Acres of potatoes | 26 |
| Acres of turnips | 8 |
| BAR AC | 4 |
| BAR BU | 103 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 103 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 66 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 70 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 66 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,355 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 74 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,912 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,436 |
| BWT BU | 70 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 150 |
| CRN BU | 66 |
| HAY AC | 348 |
| HAY TONS | 586 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 2 |
| Number of chickens | 2,374 |
| Number of ducks | 96 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 185 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 33 |
| Number of geese | 41 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 23 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 439 |
| Number of milk cows | 287 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 218 |
| Number of other cattle | 85 |
| Number of other fowl | 62 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 177 |
| Number of sheep | 96 |
| Number of swine | 51 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 45 |
| Number of turkeys | 25 |
| OAT AC | 53 |
| OAT BU | 1,355 |
| PEA BU | 74 |
| POT AC | 26 |
| POT BU | 3,912 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 350 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 46 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 3,970 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 586 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 6 |
| A 11 50 | 16 |
| A 201 PL | 12 |
| A 51 100 | 7 |
| BEN BU | 66 |
| BUTTER LB | 3,970 |
| CATTLE KS | 2 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 3,234 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 2,322 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 5,556 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 350 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 23 |
| DUCKS | 96 |
| FAMILIES | 1,477 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 46 |
| FRN CA | 63 |
| GEESE | 41 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,374 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 439 |
| HOUSES | 1,201 |
| HOUSES B | 30 |
| HOUSES CON | 15 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 179 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 63 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 68 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 156 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 9 |
| HOUSES S | 40 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 817 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 27 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 27 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 195 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 9 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 831 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 52 |
| HOUSES W | 1,121 |
| INF 11 A | 177 |
| MD FEM | 1,238 |
| MD MALE | 1,226 |
| MD TOT | 2,464 |
| MILK COWS | 287 |
| NAME CD | Halifax, Cite-Cité |
| OC F | 33 |
| OC P | 185 |
| OC TOT | 218 |
| OTHER FOWL | 62 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 85 |
| OTHERS | 8,487 |
| SHEEP | 96 |
| SILOS | 150 |
| SUP AM | 1,915 |
| SUP FOR | 5,981 |
| SUP JV | 185 |
| SUP PAT | 774 |
| SUP SC | 956 |
| SUP TOT | 7,896 |
| SWINE | 51 |
| SWINE KS | 45 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 1,201 |
| TUR AC | 8 |
| TUR BU | 1,436 |
| TURKEY | 25 |
| WID FEM | 403 |
| WID MALE | 127 |
| WID TOT | 530 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS033001— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/halifax-ward-quartier-no-1-ns033001-1891/.