Halifax, Ward—Quartier No. 1, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Halifax, Ward—Quartier No. 1 was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 6,631. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.632°N, 63.577°W.
Population
In 1871, Halifax, Ward—Quartier No. 1 had a population of 6,631: 2,893 male and 3,741 female residents. Population density was 3256.8 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 NO DATA, 1861 (0.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Halifax, Ward—Quartier No. 1 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 49 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 1,152 |
| Number of females | 3,741 |
| Number of males | 2,893 |
| Number of married females | 931 |
| Number of married males | 932 |
| Number of married persons | 1,863 |
| Number of widowed females | 285 |
| Number of widowed males | 79 |
| Number of widowed persons | 364 |
| Total population | 6,631 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 2,525 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,882 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 4,407 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 24 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 906 |
| Number of occupied houses | 906 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 21 |
Agriculture (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 20 |
| CRN BU | 19 |
| HAY AC | 124 |
| HAY TONS | 269 |
| OAT BU | 320 |
| PEA BU | 35 |
| POT AC | 6 |
| POT BU | 888 |
| Total area (acres) | 1,078 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA | 1,078 |
| BEING BUILT | 24 |
| BEN BU | 24 |
| CD | 196 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 1,152 |
| FEMALE | 3,741 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 906 |
| INHABITED | 906 |
| MALE | 2,893 |
| MARRIED F | 931 |
| MARRIED M | 932 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,863 |
| POPULATION | 6,634 |
| ROOT BU | 343 |
| SINGLE F | 2,525 |
| SINGLE M | 1,882 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 4,407 |
| TUR BU | 261 |
| UNINHABITED | 21 |
| WIDOWED F | 285 |
| WIDOWED M | 79 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 364 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS196001— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/halifax-ward-quartier-no-1-ns196001-1871/.