Halifax, Ward—Quartier No. 5, 2nd Section, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Halifax, Ward—Quartier No. 5, 2nd Section was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 9,324. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.647°N, 63.602°W.
Population
In 1881, Halifax, Ward—Quartier No. 5, 2nd Section had a population of 9,324: 4,382 male and 4,942 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 5,258 |
| 1881 | 9,324 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Halifax, Ward—Quartier No. 5, 2nd Section shared boundaries with:
- Halifax, Ward—Quartier No. 2
- Halifax, Ward—Quartier No. 4
- Halifax, Ward—Quartier No. 5, 1st Section
- Halifax, Ward—Quartier No. 6
- North West Arm
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 9,324 total population, 4,942 females, 4,382 males, 3,005 married persons, 1,912 families, 1,512 married males, 1,493 married females, 537 widowed persons, 435 widowed females, 102 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 5,782 single persons under 18, 3,014 single females under 18, 2,768 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 1,387 inhabited houses, 1,387 occupied houses, 45 uninhabited houses, 6 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 1,700 bushels of other root crops, 890 bushels of potatoes, 720 bushels of turnips, 43 tons of hay, 37 acres of hay crops, 30 bushels of barley, 28 bushels of oats, 14 bushels of peas and beans, 7 acres of potatoes, 3 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 9,324 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:
NS009006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS009006— 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. 5, 2nd Section, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/halifax-ward-quartier-no-5-2nd-section-ns009006-1881/.