Halifax, Ward—Quartier No. 3, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Halifax, Ward—Quartier No. 3 was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,801. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.648°N, 63.579°W.
Population
In 1881, Halifax, Ward—Quartier No. 3 had a population of 2,801: 1,309 male and 1,492 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,277 |
| 1881 | 2,801 |
| 1891 | 2,332 |
| 1901 | 3,561 |
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 became part of Halifax, Ward—Quartier No. 3, 1891 (27.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Halifax, Ward—Quartier No. 3 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,801 total population, 1,492 females, 1,309 males, 827 married persons, 599 families, 420 married females, 407 married males, 202 widowed persons, 161 widowed females, 41 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,772 single persons under 18, 911 single females under 18, 861 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 359 inhabited houses, 359 occupied houses, 23 uninhabited houses, 4 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 1,000 fathoms of fishing nets, 1,000 quintals of cod, 1,000 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock, 650 gallons of fish oil, 500 barrels of herring or alewives, 500 barrels of mackerel, 50 barrels of salmon, 15 shoremen, 10 men on fishing boats, 10 men on fishing vessels, 8 fishing boats, 5 barrels of gaspareaux, 1 fishing vessels. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,801 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS009003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS033003— 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. 3, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/halifax-ward-quartier-no-3-ns009003-1881/.