Hamilton, St. Patrick’s Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1871 census)
Hamilton, St. Patrick’s Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 4,546. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.249°N, 79.860°W.
Population
In 1871, Hamilton, St. Patrick’s Ward—Quartier had a population of 4,546: 2,173 male and 2,373 female residents. Population density was 6428.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,128 |
| 1861 | 3,089 |
| 1871 | 4,546 |
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. Patrick’s Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 51 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 864 |
| Number of females | 2,373 |
| Number of males | 2,173 |
| Number of married females | 688 |
| Number of married males | 692 |
| Number of married persons | 1,380 |
| Number of widowed females | 203 |
| Number of widowed males | 44 |
| Number of widowed persons | 247 |
| Total population | 4,546 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,482 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,437 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,919 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 22 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 811 |
| Number of occupied houses | 811 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 15 |
Agriculture (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 600 |
| CRN BU | 704 |
| HAY AC | 45 |
| HAY TONS | 88 |
| PEA BU | 265 |
| POT AC | 20 |
| POT BU | 2,271 |
| Total area (acres) | 367 |
| WHT WTR BU | 400 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 14 |
| AREA | 367 |
| BEING BUILT | 22 |
| BEN BU | 31 |
| CD | 24 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 864 |
| FEMALE | 2,373 |
| GRA BU | 10 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 811 |
| INHABITED | 811 |
| MALE | 2,173 |
| MARRIED F | 688 |
| MARRIED M | 692 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,380 |
| POPULATION | 4,546 |
| ROOT BU | 2,688 |
| SINGLE F | 1,482 |
| SINGLE M | 1,437 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,919 |
| TUR BU | 5,217 |
| UNINHABITED | 15 |
| WIDOWED F | 203 |
| WIDOWED M | 44 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 247 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON024005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON024005— 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. Patrick’s Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hamilton-st-patrick-s-ward-quartier-on024005-1871/.