Year: 1891
| Province: Nova Scotia
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 density was 2283.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
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 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Average size of families | 6.40 |
| FAM NO | 1,425 |
| Number of families | 1,425 |
| Number of females | 4,005 |
| Number of males | 3,816 |
| Number of married females | 1,210 |
| Number of married males | 1,206 |
| Number of married persons | 2,416 |
| Number of widowed females | 261 |
| Number of widowed males | 55 |
| Number of widowed persons | 316 |
| POP F | 4,005 |
| POP M | 3,816 |
| POP TOT | 7,821 |
| Total population | 7,821 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 2,534 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 2,555 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 5,089 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 7,819 |
Buildings & housing (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 1,174 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 6 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 1,165 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 210 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 63 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 845 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 116 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 132 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 164 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 741 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses under construction | 14 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,176 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 42 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Acres of barley | 3 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 69 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 317 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,089 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 637 |
| Acres of hay crops | 341 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,023 |
| Acres of land in farms | 2,112 |
| Acres of oats | 28 |
| Acres of potatoes | 31 |
| Acres of turnips | 18 |
| Acres of wheat | 5 |
| BAR AC | 3 |
| BAR BU | 76 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 76 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 83 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 33 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,011 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 42 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,467 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 100 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,872 |
| CRN BU | 33 |
| HAY AC | 341 |
| HAY TONS | 695 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 165 |
| Number of chickens | 3,838 |
| Number of ducks | 169 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 141 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 14 |
| Number of geese | 112 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 23 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 496 |
| Number of milk cows | 370 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 155 |
| Number of other cattle | 111 |
| Number of other fowl | 221 |
| Number of oxen | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 27 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 120 |
| Number of sheep | 20 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 587 |
| Number of swine | 296 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 119 |
| Number of turkeys | 39 |
| OAT AC | 28 |
| OAT BU | 1,011 |
| PEA BU | 42 |
| POT AC | 31 |
| POT BU | 3,467 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 60 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 6 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 8,045 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 695 |
| WHT AC | 5 |
| WHT SP BU | 100 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| A 101 200 | 3 |
| A 11 50 | 27 |
| A 201 PL | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 4 |
| BEN BU | 83 |
| BUTTER LB | 8,045 |
| CATTLE KS | 165 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 2,534 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 2,555 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 5,089 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 60 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 23 |
| DUCKS | 169 |
| FAMILIES | 1,425 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 6 |
| FRN CA | 2 |
| GEESE | 112 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,838 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 496 |
| HOUSES | 1,174 |
| HOUSES B | 6 |
| HOUSES CON | 14 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 63 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 164 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 132 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 210 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 741 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 21 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 41 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 116 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 10 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 845 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 42 |
| HOUSES W | 1,165 |
| INF 11 A | 120 |
| MD FEM | 1,210 |
| MD MALE | 1,206 |
| MD TOT | 2,416 |
| MILK COWS | 370 |
| NAME CD | Halifax, Cite-Cité |
| OC F | 14 |
| OC P | 141 |
| OC TOT | 155 |
| OTHER FOWL | 221 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 111 |
| OTHERS | 7,819 |
| SHEEP | 20 |
| SHEEP KS | 587 |
| SUP AM | 1,023 |
| SUP FOR | 1,089 |
| SUP JV | 69 |
| SUP PAT | 317 |
| SUP SC | 637 |
| SUP TOT | 2,112 |
| SWINE | 296 |
| SWINE KS | 119 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 1,176 |
| TUR AC | 18 |
| TUR BU | 4,872 |
| TURKEY | 39 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 261 |
| WID MALE | 55 |
| WID TOT | 316 |
| WORKING OX | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS033006 — 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 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/.