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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 6,631 |
| 1881 | 7,998 |
| 1891 | 8,550 |
| 1901 | 6,069 |
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 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 8,550 total population, 4,875 females, 3,675 males, 2,464 married persons, 1,477 families, 1,238 married females, 1,226 married males, 530 widowed persons, 403 widowed females, 127 widowed males, 5.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 5,556 single persons under 18, 3,234 single females under 18, 2,322 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 8,487 persons who are not French Canadian, 63 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 1,201 houses, 1,201 occupied houses, 1,121 houses built of wood, 831 houses of 2 stories, 817 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 195 houses of 3 stories, 179 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 156 houses of 1 story, 68 houses of 4 rooms, 63 houses of 5 rooms, 52 uninhabited houses, 40 houses built of stone, 30 houses built of brick, 27 houses of 3 rooms, 27 houses of over 15 rooms, 15 houses under construction, 9 houses of 2 rooms, 9 houses of more than 3 stories, 1 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 7,896 acres of land in farms, 5,981 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,970 pounds of homemade butter, 3,912 bushels of potatoes, 2,374 chickens, 1,915 acres of improved land in farms, 1,436 bushels of turnips, 1,355 bushels of oats, 956 acres of farmland under crops, 774 acres of farmland in pasture, 586 tons of hay, 439 horses aged over 3 years, 350 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 348 acres of hay crops, 287 milk cows, 218 occupants of farms, 185 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 185 farm occupants who own their land, 177 persons living on farms under 10 acres, Capacity of silos (tons): 150, 103 bushels of barley, 96 ducks, 96 sheep, 85 other cattle, 74 bushels of peas, 70 bushels of buckwheat, 66 bushels of beans, 66 bushels of corn, 62 other fowl, 53 acres of oats, 51 swine, 46 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 45 swine slaughtered or sold, 41 geese, 33 farm occupants who rent their land, 26 acres of potatoes, 25 turkeys, 23 horses aged 3 years and under, 16 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 12 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 8 acres of turnips, 7 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 6 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 4 acres of barley, 2 cattle killed or sold, 2 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS033001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS033001— 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/.