Hamilton, Ward—Quartier No. 4, Ontario (1881 census)
Hamilton, Ward—Quartier No. 4 was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 5,950. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.267°N, 79.884°W.
Population
In 1881, Hamilton, Ward—Quartier No. 4 had a population of 5,950: 2,930 male and 3,020 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).
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Hamilton, St. Mary's Ward—Quartier, 1871 (93.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Hamilton, Ward—Quartier No. 4 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 5,950 total population, 3,020 females, 2,930 males, 2,057 married persons, 1,201 families, 1,032 married males, 1,025 married females, 266 widowed persons, 209 widowed females, 57 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 3,627 single persons under 18, 1,841 single males under 18, 1,786 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 1,190 occupied houses, 1,189 inhabited houses, 64 uninhabited houses, 11 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 2,186 bushels of potatoes, 280 bushels of turnips, 188 bushels of winter wheat, 170 bushels of other root crops, 86 bushels of corn, 26 bushels of peas and beans, 17 acres of potatoes, 8 acres of wheat, 6 tons of hay, 5 bushels of oats, 4 acres of hay crops. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 5,951 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON149004— 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 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. 4, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hamilton-ward-quartier-no-4-on149004-1881/.