Halifax, Ward—Quartier No. 3, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Halifax, Ward—Quartier No. 3 was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,277. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.648°N, 63.579°W.
Population
In 1871, Halifax, Ward—Quartier No. 3 had a population of 3,277: 1,531 male and 1,746 female residents. Population density was 19285.1 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.
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. 3 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 43 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 658 |
| Number of females | 1,746 |
| Number of males | 1,531 |
| Number of married females | 482 |
| Number of married males | 462 |
| Number of married persons | 944 |
| Number of widowed females | 174 |
| Number of widowed males | 54 |
| Number of widowed persons | 228 |
| Total population | 3,277 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,090 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,015 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,105 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 396 |
| Number of occupied houses | 396 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 27 |
Agriculture (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| HAY AC | 6 |
| HAY TONS | 7 |
| RYE BU | 60 |
| Total area (acres) | 77 |
Other recorded variables (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA | 77 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| CD | 196 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 658 |
| FEMALE | 1,746 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 396 |
| INHABITED | 396 |
| MALE | 1,531 |
| MARRIED F | 482 |
| MARRIED M | 462 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 944 |
| POPULATION | 3,277 |
| ROOT BU | 40 |
| SINGLE F | 1,090 |
| SINGLE M | 1,015 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,105 |
| TUR BU | 10 |
| UNINHABITED | 27 |
| WIDOWED F | 174 |
| WIDOWED M | 54 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 228 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS196003— 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 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. 3, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/halifax-ward-quartier-no-3-ns196003-1871/.