Year: 1891
| Province: Nova Scotia
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 density was 34153.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|
| 1891 | 14,347 |
| 1901 | 9,706 |
| 1911 | 10,819 |
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 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 2,824 |
| Number of families | 2,824 |
| Number of females | 7,332 |
| Number of males | 7,015 |
| Number of married females | 2,285 |
| Number of married males | 2,275 |
| Number of married persons | 4,560 |
| Number of widowed females | 668 |
| Number of widowed males | 176 |
| Number of widowed persons | 844 |
| POP F | 7,332 |
| POP M | 7,015 |
| POP TOT | 14,347 |
| Total population | 14,347 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 4,379 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 4,564 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 8,943 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 36 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 14,311 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of houses | 1,877 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 52 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 1,816 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 245 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 154 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 1,309 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 306 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 174 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 210 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 1,254 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 10 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses under construction | 23 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,877 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 37 |
Agriculture (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Acres of barley | 1 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 58 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 108 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,287 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 112 |
| Acres of hay crops | 56 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 278 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,565 |
| Acres of oats | 3 |
| Acres of potatoes | 8 |
| Acres of turnips | 4 |
| Acres of wheat | 1 |
| BAR AC | 1 |
| BAR BU | 40 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 35 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 120 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 640 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 14 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 621 |
| BWT BU | 4 |
| HAY AC | 56 |
| HAY TONS | 118 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 8 |
| Number of chickens | 2,109 |
| Number of ducks | 116 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 143 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 8 |
| Number of geese | 9 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 16 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 349 |
| Number of milk cows | 150 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 151 |
| Number of other cattle | 25 |
| Number of other fowl | 60 |
| Number of oxen | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 138 |
| Number of sheep | 24 |
| Number of swine | 73 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 3 |
| Number of turkeys | 5 |
| OAT AC | 3 |
| OAT BU | 120 |
| PEA BU | 32 |
| POT AC | 8 |
| POT BU | 640 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 60 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 93 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 976 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 118 |
| WHT AC | 1 |
| WHT SP BU | 14 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| A 101 200 | 4 |
| A 11 50 | 5 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 2 |
| BEN BU | 35 |
| BUTTER LB | 976 |
| CATTLE KS | 8 |
| CHEESE LB | 60 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 4,379 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 4,564 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 8,943 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 93 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 16 |
| DUCKS | 116 |
| FAMILIES | 2,824 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FRN CA | 36 |
| GEESE | 9 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,109 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 349 |
| HOUSES | 1,877 |
| HOUSES B | 52 |
| HOUSES CON | 23 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 154 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 210 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 174 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 245 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 10 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 1,254 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 23 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 306 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 25 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 1,309 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 37 |
| HOUSES W | 1,816 |
| INF 11 A | 138 |
| MD FEM | 2,285 |
| MD MALE | 2,275 |
| MD TOT | 4,560 |
| MILK COWS | 150 |
| NAME CD | Halifax, Cite-Cité |
| OC F | 8 |
| OC P | 143 |
| OC TOT | 151 |
| OTHER FOWL | 60 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 25 |
| OTHERS | 14,311 |
| SHEEP | 24 |
| SUP AM | 278 |
| SUP FOR | 1,287 |
| SUP JV | 58 |
| SUP PAT | 108 |
| SUP SC | 112 |
| SUP TOT | 1,565 |
| SWINE | 73 |
| SWINE KS | 3 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 1,877 |
| TUR AC | 4 |
| TUR BU | 621 |
| TURKEY | 5 |
| WID FEM | 668 |
| WID MALE | 176 |
| WID TOT | 844 |
| WORKING OX | 9 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS033005 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS045047 — 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/.