Hamilton, St. George’s Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1861 census)
Hamilton, St. George’s Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,345. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.255°N, 79.884°W.
Population
In 1861, Hamilton, St. George’s Ward—Quartier had a population of 3,345: 1,746 male and 1,599 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).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Gaol, 1851 (1.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 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, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 110 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 3,345 total population, 1,746 males, 1,599 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,525, Female members of the family who are present: 1,304, 1,176 single males, 969 single females, 564 married females, 541 married males, Females present who are not members of the family: 295, 279 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 221, 199 females attending school, 69 female births, 69 male births, 66 widowed females, 58 adult males unable to read or write, 34 adult females unable to read or write, 29 widowed males, 2 persons at sea, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 229 females aged 5 to 10, 228 males aged 5 to 10, 199 married males aged 30 to 40, 191 married males aged 40 to 50, 184 married females aged 20 to 30, 184 single males aged 10 to 15, 181 married females aged 30 to 40, 180 single females aged 10 to 15, 152 single females aged 15 to 20, 148 single males aged 15 to 20, 133 single males aged 30 to 40, 119 single males aged 20 to 30, 113 married females aged 40 to 50, 87 single females aged 20 to 30, 77 single males aged 40 to 50, 66 males aged 1 to 2, 62 females aged 1 to 2, 61 married males aged 50 to 60, 59 married males aged 20 to 30, 57 females age 3 to 4, 57 males aged 3 to 4, 53 females aged 2 to 3, 49 males aged 4 to 5, 46 married females aged 50 to 60, 44 females aged 4 to 5, 40 males aged 2 to 3, 28 married males aged 60 to 70, 22 married females aged 15 to 20, 21 single females aged 30 to 40, 18 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 17 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 15 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 13 married females aged 60 to 70, 9 single females aged 40 to 50, 8 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 7 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 7 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 6 single females aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 5 single males aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 married females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 married females aged 80 to 90, 2 married males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,421 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 585 persons originating in Scotland, 539 persons originating in England or Wales, 453 persons originating in Ireland, 157 persons originating in the United States, 89 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 45 male negroes or coloured persons, 38 female negroes or coloured persons, 18 persons originating in New Brunswick, 16 persons originating in the East Indies, 10 French Canadians, 8 persons originating in Newfoundland, 4 persons originating in France, 3 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 3 persons originating in the West Indies, 1 Indigenous persons, 1 persons originating in Spain or Portugal, 1 persons whose origin is unknown. 24 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 11 persons originating in Russia or Poland — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 24 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 12, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 12, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON108002— 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 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hamilton-st-george-s-ward-quartier-on108002-1861/.