Hamilton, Ward—Quartier No. 5, Ontario (1881 census)
Hamilton, Ward—Quartier No. 5 was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 6,068. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.273°N, 79.876°W.
Population
In 1881, Hamilton, Ward—Quartier No. 5 had a population of 6,068: 2,996 male and 3,072 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 1881
In the 1881 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, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 6,068 total population, 3,072 females, 2,996 males, 1,870 married persons, 1,140 families, 943 married males, 927 married females, 295 widowed persons, 214 widowed females, 81 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 3,903 single persons under 18, 1,972 single males under 18, 1,931 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 1,102 inhabited houses, 1,102 occupied houses, 53 uninhabited houses, 13 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 73 bushels of potatoes, 1 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 6,070 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:
ON149005— 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 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. 5, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hamilton-ward-quartier-no-5-on149005-1881/.