Halifax, Ward—Quartier No. 6, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Halifax, Ward—Quartier No. 6 was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 7,821. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.660°N, 63.612°W.
Population
In 1891, Halifax, Ward—Quartier No. 6 had a population of 7,821: 3,816 male and 4,005 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Halifax, Ward—Quartier No. 6 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 83 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 7,821 total population, 4,005 females, 3,816 males, 2,416 married persons, 1,425 families, 1,210 married females, 1,206 married males, 316 widowed persons, 261 widowed females, 55 widowed males, 6.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 5,089 single persons under 18, 2,555 single males under 18, 2,534 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 7,819 persons who are not French Canadian, 2 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 1,176 occupied houses, 1,174 houses, 1,165 houses built of wood, 845 houses of 2 stories, 741 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 210 houses of 1 story, 164 houses of 5 rooms, 132 houses of 4 rooms, 116 houses of 3 stories, 63 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 42 uninhabited houses, 41 houses of 3 rooms, 21 houses of over 15 rooms, 14 houses under construction, 10 houses of 2 rooms, 6 houses built of brick, 2 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 2 houses built of stone, 2 houses of more than 3 stories, 1 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 8,045 pounds of homemade butter, 4,872 bushels of turnips, 3,838 chickens, 3,467 bushels of potatoes, 2,112 acres of land in farms, 1,089 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,023 acres of improved land in farms, 1,011 bushels of oats, 695 tons of hay, 637 acres of farmland under crops, 587 sheep slaughtered or sold, 496 horses aged over 3 years, 370 milk cows, 341 acres of hay crops, 317 acres of farmland in pasture, 296 swine, 221 other fowl, 169 ducks, 165 cattle killed or sold, 155 occupants of farms, 141 farm occupants who own their land, 120 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 119 swine slaughtered or sold, 112 geese, 111 other cattle, 100 bushels of spring wheat, 83 bushels of beans, 76 bushels of barley, 69 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 60 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 42 bushels of peas, 39 turkeys, 33 bushels of corn, 31 acres of potatoes, 28 acres of oats, 27 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 23 horses aged 3 years and under, 20 sheep, 18 acres of turnips, 14 farm occupants who rent their land, 6 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 5 acres of wheat, 4 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 3 acres of barley, 3 oxen, 3 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS033006— 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 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. 6, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/halifax-ward-quartier-no-6-ns033006-1891/.