Hamilton, St. Mary's Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1871 census)
Hamilton, St. Mary's Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 6,669. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.267°N, 79.883°W.
Population
In 1871, Hamilton, St. Mary's Ward—Quartier had a population of 6,669: 3,322 male and 3,347 female residents. Population density was 5066.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,978 |
| 1861 | 5,056 |
| 1871 | 6,669 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Hamilton, Ward—Quartier No. 4, 1881 (93.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Hamilton, St. Mary's Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 50 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 1,286 |
| Number of females | 3,347 |
| Number of males | 3,322 |
| Number of married females | 1,105 |
| Number of married males | 1,126 |
| Number of married persons | 2,231 |
| Number of widowed females | 216 |
| Number of widowed males | 69 |
| Number of widowed persons | 285 |
| Total population | 6,669 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 2,026 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 2,127 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 4,153 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 10 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 1,212 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,212 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 127 |
| CRN BU | 31 |
| HAY AC | 9 |
| HAY TONS | 11 |
| OAT BU | 30 |
| POT AC | 11 |
| POT BU | 1,951 |
| Total area (acres) | 694 |
| WHT WTR BU | 325 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 14 |
| AREA | 694 |
| BEING BUILT | 10 |
| BEN BU | 1 |
| CD | 24 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 1,286 |
| FEMALE | 3,347 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 1,212 |
| INHABITED | 1,212 |
| MALE | 3,322 |
| MARRIED F | 1,105 |
| MARRIED M | 1,126 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 2,231 |
| POPULATION | 6,669 |
| ROOT BU | 767 |
| SINGLE F | 2,026 |
| SINGLE M | 2,127 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 4,153 |
| TUR BU | 2,000 |
| UNINHABITED | 1 |
| WIDOWED F | 216 |
| WIDOWED M | 69 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 285 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON024002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON024002— 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. Mary's Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hamilton-st-mary-s-ward-quartier-on024002-1871/.