Hamilton, Ward—Quartier No. 6, Ontario (1891 census)
Hamilton, Ward—Quartier No. 6 was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 7,289. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.264°N, 79.860°W.
Population
In 1891, Hamilton, Ward—Quartier No. 6 had a population of 7,289: 3,527 male and 3,762 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 6,035 |
| 1891 | 7,289 |
| 1901 | 9,832 |
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. 6 shared boundaries with:
- Hamilton, Ward—Quartier No. 1
- Hamilton, Ward—Quartier No. 2
- Hamilton, Ward—Quartier No. 5
- Hamilton, Ward—Quartier No. 7
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 64 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 7,289 total population, 3,762 females, 3,527 males, 2,479 married persons, 1,402 families, 1,245 married males, 1,234 married females, 353 widowed persons, 284 widowed females, 69 widowed males, 5.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 4,457 single persons under 18, 2,244 single females under 18, 2,213 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 7,223 persons who are not French Canadian, 66 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 1,391 houses, 1,391 occupied houses, 832 houses built of wood, 827 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 786 houses of 2 stories, 583 houses of 1 story, 503 houses built of brick, 310 houses of 5 rooms, 147 houses of 4 rooms, 62 uninhabited houses, 56 houses built of stone, 50 houses of 3 rooms, 38 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 20 houses of 3 stories, 12 houses of 2 rooms, 6 houses of over 15 rooms, 5 houses under construction, 2 houses of more than 3 stories, 1 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 2,798 chickens, 239 horses aged over 3 years, 220 bushels of spring wheat, 210 bushels of oats, 158 bushels of potatoes, 149 ducks, 50 occupants of farms, 49 other fowl, 49 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 47 geese, 42 acres of improved land in farms, 42 acres of land in farms, 40 tons of hay, 39 farm occupants who own their land, 26 acres of hay crops, 24 swine, 20 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 20 milk cows, 17 acres of farmland in pasture, 15 acres of wheat, 13 horses aged 3 years and under, 12 sheep, 11 acres of oats, 11 farm occupants who rent their land, 7 other cattle, 5 acres of farmland under crops, 3 turkeys, 2 acres of potatoes, 1 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON072006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON069006— 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. 6, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hamilton-ward-quartier-no-6-on072006-1891/.