Hamilton, St. Lawrence Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1871 census)
Hamilton, St. Lawrence Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 6,138. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.263°N, 79.854°W.
Population
In 1871, Hamilton, St. Lawrence Ward—Quartier had a population of 6,138: 2,998 male and 3,140 female residents. Population density was 4943.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,386 |
| 1861 | 4,243 |
| 1871 | 6,138 |
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. Lawrence Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
- Barton
- Hamilton, St. Andrew’s Ward—Quartier
- Hamilton, St. George’s Ward—Quartier
- Hamilton, St. Patrick’s Ward—Quartier
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 1,197 |
| Number of females | 3,140 |
| Number of males | 2,998 |
| Number of married females | 995 |
| Number of married males | 998 |
| Number of married persons | 1,993 |
| Number of widowed females | 212 |
| Number of widowed males | 69 |
| Number of widowed persons | 281 |
| Total population | 6,138 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,933 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,931 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,864 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 1,165 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,165 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,137 |
| BWT BU | 54 |
| CRN BU | 301 |
| HAY AC | 6 |
| HAY TONS | 9 |
| OAT BU | 157 |
| PEA BU | 41 |
| POT AC | 19 |
| POT BU | 4,762 |
| Total area (acres) | 517 |
| WHT SP BU | 50 |
| WHT WTR BU | 300 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 15 |
| AREA | 517 |
| BEING BUILT | 8 |
| BEN BU | 32 |
| CD | 24 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 1,197 |
| FEMALE | 3,140 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 1,165 |
| INHABITED | 1,165 |
| MALE | 2,998 |
| MARRIED F | 995 |
| MARRIED M | 998 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,993 |
| POPULATION | 6,138 |
| ROOT BU | 1,662 |
| SINGLE F | 1,933 |
| SINGLE M | 1,931 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 3,864 |
| TUR BU | 469 |
| UNINHABITED | 12 |
| WIDOWED F | 212 |
| WIDOWED M | 69 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 281 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON024004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON024004— 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. Lawrence Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hamilton-st-lawrence-ward-quartier-on024004-1871/.