Halifax, Ward—Quartier No. 3, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Halifax, Ward—Quartier No. 3 was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,332. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.645°N, 63.590°W.
Population
In 1891, Halifax, Ward—Quartier No. 3 had a population of 2,332: 1,133 male and 1,199 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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Halifax, Ward—Quartier No. 4, 1881 (13.6% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Halifax, Ward—Quartier No. 3, 1881 (27.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Halifax, Ward—Quartier No. 3 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 47 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,332 total population, 1,199 females, 1,133 males, 692 married persons, 491 families, 346 married females, 346 married males, 168 widowed persons, 136 widowed females, 32 widowed males, 4.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,472 single persons under 18, 755 single males under 18, 717 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,331 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 269 houses, 269 occupied houses, 224 houses built of wood, 170 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 149 houses of 2 stories, 93 houses of 3 stories, 30 houses of 4 rooms, 26 houses built of brick, 24 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 22 uninhabited houses, 19 houses built of stone, 19 houses of more than 3 stories, 18 houses of 5 rooms, 11 houses of 2 rooms, 9 houses of 3 rooms, 8 houses of 1 story, 6 houses of over 15 rooms, 3 houses under construction, 1 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 50 horses aged over 3 years, 20 chickens, 8 acres of improved land in farms, 8 acres of land in farms, 8 farm occupants who own their land, 8 occupants of farms, 8 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 5 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 5 milk cows, 3 acres of farmland under crops, 3 other cattle, 3 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS033003— 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 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. 3, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/halifax-ward-quartier-no-3-ns033003-1891/.