Halifax, Ward—Quartier No. 6, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Halifax, Ward—Quartier No. 6 was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 6,170. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.660°N, 63.611°W.
Population
In 1881, Halifax, Ward—Quartier No. 6 had a population of 6,170: 2,977 male and 3,193 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,974 |
| 1881 | 6,170 |
| 1891 | 7,821 |
| 1901 | 8,131 |
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. 6 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 6,170 total population, 3,193 females, 2,977 males, 1,974 married persons, 1,140 families, 990 married males, 984 married females, 269 widowed persons, 218 widowed females, 51 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 3,927 single persons under 18, 1,991 single females under 18, 1,936 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 968 inhabited houses, 968 occupied houses, 40 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 4,363 bushels of other root crops, 4,226 bushels of turnips, 2,797 bushels of potatoes, 1,604 bushels of oats, 292 tons of hay, 231 acres of hay crops, 69 bushels of peas and beans, 48 acres of potatoes, 10 bushels of barley, 4 bushels of spring wheat, 3 bushels of corn, 1 bushels of buckwheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 6,170 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:
NS009007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS033006— 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. 6, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/halifax-ward-quartier-no-6-ns009007-1881/.