Hamilton, Ward—Quartier No. 4, Ontario (1891 census)
Hamilton, Ward—Quartier No. 4 was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 7,726. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.267°N, 79.884°W.
Population
In 1891, Hamilton, Ward—Quartier No. 4 had a population of 7,726: 3,858 male and 3,868 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 5,950 |
| 1891 | 7,726 |
| 1901 | 7,806 |
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. 4 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 7,726 total population, 3,868 females, 3,858 males, 2,816 married persons, 1,568 families, 1,410 married males, 1,406 married females, 358 widowed persons, 252 widowed females, 106 widowed males, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 4,552 single persons under 18, 2,342 single males under 18, 2,210 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 7,696 persons who are not French Canadian, 30 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 1,561 occupied houses, 1,560 houses, 942 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 840 houses built of wood, 782 houses of 1 story, 746 houses of 2 stories, 708 houses built of brick, 327 houses of 5 rooms, 175 houses of 4 rooms, 61 uninhabited houses, 54 houses of 3 rooms, 33 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 31 houses of 3 stories, 16 houses of 2 rooms, 12 houses built of stone, 12 houses of over 15 rooms, 7 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of more than 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 2,310 pounds of homemade butter, 2,286 bushels of potatoes, 2,255 chickens, 668 bushels of turnips, 599 bushels of corn, 295 bushels of oats, 294 horses aged over 3 years, 126 acres of improved land in farms, 126 acres of land in farms, 111 occupants of farms, 108 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 103 ducks, 86 bushels of beans, 86 farm occupants who own their land, 79 bushels of peas, 76 milk cows, 70 bushels of spring wheat, 63 swine, 52 other fowl, 48 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 41 acres of farmland under crops, 40 tons of hay, 37 acres of farmland in pasture, 32 swine slaughtered or sold, 25 farm occupants who rent their land, 25 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 25 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 22 geese, 21 acres of hay crops, 21 other cattle, 18 acres of potatoes, 11 horses aged 3 years and under, 11 sheep, 10 acres of oats, 10 acres of wheat, 6 sheep slaughtered or sold, 4 acres of turnips, 4 cattle killed or sold, 4 oxen, 3 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON072004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON069004— 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. 4, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hamilton-ward-quartier-no-4-on072004-1891/.