Hamilton, Ward—Quartier No. 3, Ontario (1881 census)
Hamilton, Ward—Quartier No. 3 was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 5,089. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.253°N, 79.888°W.
Population
In 1881, Hamilton, Ward—Quartier No. 3 had a population of 5,089: 2,450 male and 2,639 female residents. Population density was 3900.7 people per square mile.
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 1881
In the 1881 census, Hamilton, Ward—Quartier No. 3 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 960 |
| Number of families | 960 |
| Number of females | 2,639 |
| Number of males | 2,450 |
| Number of married females | 845 |
| Number of married males | 828 |
| Number of married persons | 1,673 |
| Number of widowed females | 159 |
| Number of widowed males | 48 |
| Number of widowed persons | 207 |
| POP TOT | 5,089 |
| Total population | 5,089 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,635 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,574 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,209 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 941 |
| Number of occupied houses | 941 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 62 |
Agriculture (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 19 |
| Acres of potatoes | 15 |
| Acres of wheat | 14 |
| BAR BU | 33 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 33 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 27 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 217 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 209 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 82 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,635 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 73 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 42 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 165 |
| CRN BU | 27 |
| HAY AC | 19 |
| HAY TONS | 37 |
| OAT BU | 217 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 82 |
| POT AC | 15 |
| POT BU | 1,635 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 37 |
| WHT AC | 14 |
| WHT SP BU | 73 |
| WHT WTR BU | 165 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,635 |
| C UNMD M | 1,574 |
| C UNMD TOT | 3,209 |
| D OCC | 941 |
| FEMALE | 2,639 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 941 |
| H UNINH | 62 |
| MALE | 2,450 |
| MD F | 845 |
| MD M | 828 |
| MD TOT | 1,673 |
| NUMBER CD | 149 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 209 |
| TUR BU | 42 |
| WID F | 159 |
| WID M | 48 |
| WID TOT | 207 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON149003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON069003— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hamilton-ward-quartier-no-3-on149003-1881/.