Halifax, Ward—Quartier No. 6, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Halifax, Ward—Quartier No. 6 was a census subdivision in Halifax (City—Ville) County, 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 density was 1747.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,974 |
| 1881 | 6,170 |
| 1891 | 7,821 |
| 1901 | 8,131 |
| 1911 | 10,795 |
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 60 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 1,140 |
| Number of families | 1,140 |
| Number of females | 3,193 |
| Number of males | 2,977 |
| Number of married females | 984 |
| Number of married males | 990 |
| Number of married persons | 1,974 |
| Number of widowed females | 218 |
| Number of widowed males | 51 |
| Number of widowed persons | 269 |
| POP TOT | 6,170 |
| Total population | 6,170 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,991 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,936 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,927 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 968 |
| Number of occupied houses | 968 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 40 |
Agriculture (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 231 |
| Acres of potatoes | 48 |
| BAR BU | 10 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,604 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 4,363 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 69 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,797 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,226 |
| BWT BU | 1 |
| CRN BU | 3 |
| HAY AC | 231 |
| HAY TONS | 292 |
| OAT BU | 1,604 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 69 |
| POT AC | 48 |
| POT BU | 2,797 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 292 |
| WHT SP BU | 4 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,991 |
| C UNMD M | 1,936 |
| C UNMD TOT | 3,927 |
| CD NAME | Halifax (City—Ville) |
| D OCC | 968 |
| FEMALE | 3,193 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 968 |
| H UNINH | 40 |
| MALE | 2,977 |
| MD F | 984 |
| MD M | 990 |
| MD TOT | 1,974 |
| NUMBER CD | 9 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 4,363 |
| TUR BU | 4,226 |
| WID F | 218 |
| WID M | 51 |
| WID TOT | 269 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS009007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS045048— 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/.