Hamilton, St. George’s Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1871 census)
Hamilton, St. George’s Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 4,583. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.255°N, 79.884°W.
Population
In 1871, Hamilton, St. George’s Ward—Quartier had a population of 4,583: 2,184 male and 2,399 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,223 |
| 1861 | 3,345 |
| 1871 | 4,583 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Hamilton, St. George’s Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
- Barton
- Hamilton, St. Andrew’s Ward—Quartier
- Hamilton, St. Lawrence Ward—Quartier
- Hamilton, St. Mary's Ward—Quartier
- Hamilton, St. Patrick’s Ward—Quartier
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 4,583 total population, 2,399 females, 2,184 males, 1,354 married persons, 830 families, 678 married females, 676 married males, 206 widowed persons, 157 widowed females, 49 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 3,023 single persons under 18, 1,564 single females under 18, 1,459 single males under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 797 inhabited houses, 797 occupied houses, 12 houses under construction, 11 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 640 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON024001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON024001— 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 1871 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). "Hamilton, St. George’s Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hamilton-st-george-s-ward-quartier-on024001-1871/.