Halifax, Ward—Quartier No. 5, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
Halifax, Ward—Quartier No. 5 was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 9,706. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.655°N, 63.589°W.
Population
In 1901, Halifax, Ward—Quartier No. 5 had a population of 9,706: 4,647 male and 5,059 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 1901
In the 1901 census, Halifax, Ward—Quartier No. 5 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 13 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 9,706 total population, 5,059 females, 4,647 males, 2,980 single females, 2,881 single males, 2,001 families, 1,670 married females, 1,665 married males, 408 widowed females, 100 widowed males, 1 divorced females, 1 divorced males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 1,570 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/halifax-ward-quartier-no-5-ns033005-1901/.