Halifax, Ward—Quartier No. 5, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Halifax, Ward—Quartier No. 5 was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 14,347. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.655°N, 63.589°W.
Population
In 1891, Halifax, Ward—Quartier No. 5 had a population of 14,347: 7,015 male and 7,332 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 14,347 |
| 1901 | 9,706 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Halifax, Ward—Quartier No. 5 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 14,347 total population, 7,332 females, 7,015 males, 4,560 married persons, 2,824 families, 2,285 married females, 2,275 married males, 844 widowed persons, 668 widowed females, 176 widowed males, 5 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 8,943 single persons under 18, 4,564 single males under 18, 4,379 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 14,311 persons who are not French Canadian, 36 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 1,877 houses, 1,877 occupied houses, 1,816 houses built of wood, 1,309 houses of 2 stories, 1,254 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 306 houses of 3 stories, 245 houses of 1 story, 210 houses of 5 rooms, 174 houses of 4 rooms, 154 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 52 houses built of brick, 37 uninhabited houses, 30 houses of 3 rooms, 25 houses of 2 rooms, 23 houses of over 15 rooms, 23 houses under construction, 10 houses of more than 3 stories, 2 houses built of stone. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 2,109 chickens, 1,565 acres of land in farms, 1,287 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 976 pounds of homemade butter, 640 bushels of potatoes, 621 bushels of turnips, 349 horses aged over 3 years, 278 acres of improved land in farms, 151 occupants of farms, 150 milk cows, 143 farm occupants who own their land, 138 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 120 bushels of oats, 118 tons of hay, 116 ducks, 112 acres of farmland under crops, 108 acres of farmland in pasture, 93 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 73 swine, 60 other fowl, 60 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 58 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 56 acres of hay crops, 40 bushels of barley, 35 bushels of beans, 32 bushels of peas, 25 other cattle, 24 sheep, 16 horses aged 3 years and under, 14 bushels of spring wheat, 9 geese, 9 oxen, 8 acres of potatoes, 8 cattle killed or sold, 8 farm occupants who rent their land, 5 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 5 turkeys, 4 acres of turnips, 4 bushels of buckwheat, 4 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 3 acres of oats, 3 swine slaughtered or sold, 2 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 acres of barley, 1 acres of wheat. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS033005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS033005— 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. 5, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/halifax-ward-quartier-no-5-ns033005-1891/.