Halifax, Ward—Quartier No. 4, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Halifax, Ward—Quartier No. 4 was a census subdivision in Halifax (City—Ville) County, Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,942. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.649°N, 63.580°W.
Population
In 1881, Halifax, Ward—Quartier No. 4 had a population of 1,942: 929 male and 1,013 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,331 |
| 1881 | 1,942 |
| 1891 | 1,715 |
| 1901 | 5,925 |
| 1911 | 6,256 |
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 (13.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Halifax, Ward—Quartier No. 4 shared boundaries with:
- Halifax, Ward—Quartier No. 2
- Halifax, Ward—Quartier No. 3
- Halifax, Ward—Quartier No. 5, 1st Section
- Halifax, Ward—Quartier No. 5, 2nd Section
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 459 |
| Number of families | 459 |
| Number of females | 1,013 |
| Number of males | 929 |
| Number of married females | 337 |
| Number of married males | 325 |
| Number of married persons | 662 |
| Number of widowed females | 102 |
| Number of widowed males | 32 |
| Number of widowed persons | 134 |
| POP TOT | 1,942 |
| Total population | 1,942 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 574 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 572 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,146 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 231 |
| Number of occupied houses | 231 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Other recorded variables (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 574 |
| C UNMD M | 572 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,146 |
| CD NAME | Halifax (City—Ville) |
| D OCC | 231 |
| FEMALE | 1,013 |
| H INHAB | 231 |
| H UNINH | 20 |
| MALE | 929 |
| MD F | 337 |
| MD M | 325 |
| MD TOT | 662 |
| NUMBER CD | 9 |
| WID F | 102 |
| WID M | 32 |
| WID TOT | 134 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS009004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS045046— 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. 4, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/halifax-ward-quartier-no-4-ns009004-1881/.