Hamilton, Ward—Quartier No. 5, Ontario (1891 census)
Hamilton, Ward—Quartier No. 5 was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 6,605. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.273°N, 79.876°W.
Population
In 1891, Hamilton, Ward—Quartier No. 5 had a population of 6,605: 3,234 male and 3,371 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 6,068 |
| 1891 | 6,605 |
| 1901 | 6,545 |
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. 5 shared boundaries with:
- Flamborough E
- Flamborough W-O
- Hamilton, Ward—Quartier No. 2
- Hamilton, Ward—Quartier No. 4
- Hamilton, Ward—Quartier No. 6
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 70 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 6,605 total population, 3,371 females, 3,234 males, 2,046 married persons, 1,212 families, 1,027 married males, 1,019 married females, 376 widowed persons, 260 widowed females, 116 widowed males, 5.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 4,183 single persons under 18, 2,092 single females under 18, 2,091 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 6,571 persons who are not French Canadian, 34 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 1,201 houses, 1,201 occupied houses, 707 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 667 houses of 2 stories, 594 houses built of brick, 533 houses built of wood, 383 houses of 1 story, 238 houses of 5 rooms, 147 houses of 3 stories, 113 houses of 4 rooms, 74 houses built of stone, 67 uninhabited houses, 62 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 41 houses of 3 rooms, 27 houses of over 15 rooms, 9 houses of 2 rooms, 4 houses of 1 room, 4 houses of more than 3 stories, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 1,708 chickens, 500 bushels of spring wheat, 450 pounds of homemade butter, 445 acres of land in farms, 322 bushels of potatoes, 270 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 259 horses aged over 3 years, 200 bushels of winter wheat, 175 acres of improved land in farms, 109 acres of farmland under crops, 76 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 59 ducks, 50 bushels of oats, 40 acres of farmland in pasture, 37 acres of wheat, 32 occupants of farms, 29 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 26 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 24 farm occupants who own their land, 20 swine, 19 milk cows, 19 sheep, 13 horses aged 3 years and under, 8 farm occupants who rent their land, 7 other cattle, 7 tons of hay, 6 turkeys, 5 acres of hay crops, 5 swine slaughtered or sold, 4 bushels of turnips, 3 acres of potatoes, 2 acres of oats, 2 other fowl, 2 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON072005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON069005— 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. 5, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hamilton-ward-quartier-no-5-on072005-1891/.