Halifax, Ward—Quartier No. 3, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Halifax, Ward—Quartier No. 3 was a census subdivision in Halifax (City—Ville) County, 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 density was 16483.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,277 |
| 1881 | 2,801 |
| 1891 | 2,332 |
| 1901 | 3,561 |
| 1911 | 4,222 |
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 62 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 599 |
| Number of families | 599 |
| Number of females | 1,492 |
| Number of males | 1,309 |
| Number of married females | 420 |
| Number of married males | 407 |
| Number of married persons | 827 |
| Number of widowed females | 161 |
| Number of widowed males | 41 |
| Number of widowed persons | 202 |
| POP TOT | 2,801 |
| Total population | 2,801 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 911 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 861 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,772 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 359 |
| Number of occupied houses | 359 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Fisheries (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of gaspareaux produced in the past year | 5 |
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 500 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 500 |
| Barrels of salmon produced in the past year | 50 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 1,000 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 650 |
| Number of fishing boats | 8 |
| Number of fishing vessels | 1 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 10 |
| Number of men on fishing vessels | 10 |
| Number of shoremen | 15 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 1,000 |
| Quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock produced in the past year | 1,000 |
Other recorded variables (30 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 500 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 10 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 8 |
| C UNMD F | 911 |
| C UNMD M | 861 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,772 |
| CD NAME | Halifax (City—Ville) |
| COD DX K | 1,000 |
| D OCC | 359 |
| FEMALE | 1,492 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 650 |
| GSP XB Q | 5 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 359 |
| H UNINH | 23 |
| HAD DX K | 1,000 |
| MALE | 1,309 |
| MCK XB Q | 500 |
| MD F | 420 |
| MD M | 407 |
| MD TOT | 827 |
| NET XX F | 1,000 |
| NUMBER CD | 9 |
| SHOREMEN XX Q | 15 |
| SLM XB Q | 50 |
| VESSEL MEN Q | 10 |
| VESSEL XX Q | 1 |
| WID F | 161 |
| WID M | 41 |
| WID TOT | 202 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS009003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS045045— 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/.