Hamilton, Ward—Quartier No. 2, Ontario (1901 census)
Hamilton, Ward—Quartier No. 2 was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 6,071. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.251°N, 79.871°W.
Population
In 1901, Hamilton, Ward—Quartier No. 2 had a population of 6,071: 2,727 male and 3,344 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 4,141 |
| 1891 | 4,331 |
| 1901 | 6,071 |
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 became part of Hamilton c pt, 1911 (14.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Hamilton, Ward—Quartier No. 2 shared boundaries with:
- Barton
- Hamilton, Ward—Quartier No. 1
- Hamilton, Ward—Quartier No. 3
- Hamilton, Ward—Quartier No. 5
- Hamilton, Ward—Quartier No. 6
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 6,071 total population, 3,344 females, 2,727 males, 2,000 single females, 1,648 single males, 1,259 families, 1,012 married females, 996 married males, 332 widowed females, 83 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 1,233 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 358 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON069002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON069002_1881— 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 1901 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, Ward—Quartier No. 2, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hamilton-ward-quartier-no-2-on069002-1901/.