Year: 1891
| Province: Nova Scotia
Halifax, Ward—Quartier No. 2, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Halifax, Ward—Quartier No. 2 was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,672. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.641°N, 63.586°W.
Population
In 1891, Halifax, Ward—Quartier No. 2 had a population of 3,672: 1,699 male and 1,973 female residents. Population density was 4594.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Halifax, Ward—Quartier No. 2 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 148 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 744 |
| Number of families | 744 |
| Number of females | 1,973 |
| Number of males | 1,699 |
| Number of married females | 593 |
| Number of married males | 582 |
| Number of married persons | 1,175 |
| Number of widowed females | 157 |
| Number of widowed males | 57 |
| Number of widowed persons | 214 |
| POP F | 1,973 |
| POP M | 1,699 |
| POP TOT | 3,672 |
| Total population | 3,672 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,223 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,060 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,283 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 12 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,660 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of houses | 482 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 25 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 11 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 444 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 72 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 85 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 320 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 81 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 58 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 276 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 7 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of occupied houses | 482 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (47 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 59 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 153 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 101 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 154 |
| Acres of hay crops | 116 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 366 |
| Acres of land in farms | 467 |
| Acres of potatoes | 5 |
| Acres of turnips | 4 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 51 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 34 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 713 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 853 |
| BWT BU | 2 |
| CRN BU | 8 |
| HAY AC | 116 |
| HAY TONS | 168 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 9 |
| Number of chickens | 982 |
| Number of ducks | 44 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 38 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 13 |
| Number of geese | 17 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 15 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 236 |
| Number of milk cows | 103 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 53 |
| Number of other cattle | 24 |
| Number of other fowl | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 42 |
| Number of sheep | 9 |
| Number of swine | 26 |
| Number of turkeys | 3 |
| OAT BU | 10 |
| PEA BU | 34 |
| POT AC | 5 |
| POT BU | 713 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 36 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 2,560 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 168 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| A 101 200 | 1 |
| A 11 50 | 9 |
| A 51 100 | 1 |
| BEN BU | 51 |
| BUTTER LB | 2,560 |
| CATTLE KS | 9 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,223 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,060 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,283 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 36 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 15 |
| DUCKS | 44 |
| FAMILIES | 744 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FRN CA | 12 |
| GEESE | 17 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 982 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 236 |
| HOUSES | 482 |
| HOUSES B | 25 |
| HOUSES CON | 7 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 85 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 58 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 29 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 72 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 7 |
| HOUSES S | 11 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 276 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 21 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 9 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 81 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 320 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 9 |
| HOUSES W | 444 |
| INF 11 A | 42 |
| MD FEM | 593 |
| MD MALE | 582 |
| MD TOT | 1,175 |
| MILK COWS | 103 |
| NAME CD | Halifax, Cite-Cité |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 13 |
| OC P | 38 |
| OC TOT | 53 |
| OTHER FOWL | 4 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 24 |
| OTHERS | 3,660 |
| SHEEP | 9 |
| SUP AM | 366 |
| SUP FOR | 101 |
| SUP JV | 59 |
| SUP PAT | 153 |
| SUP SC | 154 |
| SUP TOT | 467 |
| SWINE | 26 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 482 |
| TUR AC | 4 |
| TUR BU | 853 |
| TURKEY | 3 |
| WID FEM | 157 |
| WID MALE | 57 |
| WID TOT | 214 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS033002 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS045044 — 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. 2, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph.
Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/halifax-ward-quartier-no-2-ns033002-1891/.