Hamilton, Ward—Quartier No. 3, Ontario (1891 census)
Hamilton, Ward—Quartier No. 3 was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 7,512. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.253°N, 79.888°W.
Population
In 1891, Hamilton, Ward—Quartier No. 3 had a population of 7,512: 3,459 male and 4,053 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 5,089 |
| 1891 | 7,512 |
| 1901 | 8,212 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Hamilton, Ward—Quartier No. 3 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 64 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 7,512 total population, 4,053 females, 3,459 males, 2,633 married persons, 1,506 families, 1,320 married females, 1,313 married males, 366 widowed persons, 277 widowed females, 89 widowed males, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 4,513 single persons under 18, 2,456 single females under 18, 2,057 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 7,499 persons who are not French Canadian, 13 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 1,502 houses, 1,502 occupied houses, 862 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 854 houses built of brick, 734 houses of 1 story, 700 houses of 2 stories, 619 houses built of wood, 284 houses of 5 rooms, 159 houses of 4 rooms, 126 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 101 uninhabited houses, 65 houses of 3 stories, 43 houses of 3 rooms, 29 houses built of stone, 20 houses of over 15 rooms, 17 houses under construction, 8 houses of 2 rooms, 3 houses of more than 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 3,057 chickens, 459 bushels of potatoes, 335 horses aged over 3 years, 230 bushels of spring wheat, 201 occupants of farms, 201 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 167 farm occupants who own their land, 150 bushels of beans, 70 ducks, 63 milk cows, 58 acres of improved land in farms, 58 acres of land in farms, 55 tons of hay, 54 bushels of turnips, 53 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 51 pounds of homemade butter, 46 acres of hay crops, 40 bushels of barley, 34 farm occupants who rent their land, 31 bushels of corn, 13 horses aged 3 years and under, 13 other cattle, 12 acres of wheat, 10 swine, 7 geese, 7 other fowl, 5 acres of farmland in pasture, 4 acres of potatoes, 2 acres of barley, 1 cattle killed or sold. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON072003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON069003_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 1891 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. 3, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hamilton-ward-quartier-no-3-on072003-1891/.