Year: 1891
| Province: Ontario
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 density was 11078.2 people per square mile.
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:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 130 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Average size of families | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 1,402 |
| Number of families | 1,402 |
| Number of females | 3,762 |
| Number of males | 3,527 |
| Number of married females | 1,234 |
| Number of married males | 1,245 |
| Number of married persons | 2,479 |
| Number of widowed females | 284 |
| Number of widowed males | 69 |
| Number of widowed persons | 353 |
| POP F | 3,762 |
| POP M | 3,527 |
| POP TOT | 7,289 |
| Total population | 7,289 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 2,244 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 2,213 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 4,457 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 66 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 7,223 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of houses | 1,391 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 503 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 56 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 832 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 583 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 786 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 50 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 20 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 147 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 310 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 827 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,391 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 62 |
Agriculture (37 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 20 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 17 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5 |
| Acres of hay crops | 26 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 42 |
| Acres of land in farms | 42 |
| Acres of oats | 11 |
| Acres of potatoes | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 15 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 210 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 158 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 220 |
| HAY AC | 26 |
| HAY TONS | 40 |
| Number of chickens | 2,798 |
| Number of ducks | 149 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 39 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 11 |
| Number of geese | 47 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 13 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 239 |
| Number of milk cows | 20 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 50 |
| Number of other cattle | 7 |
| Number of other fowl | 49 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 49 |
| Number of sheep | 12 |
| Number of swine | 24 |
| Number of turkeys | 3 |
| OAT AC | 11 |
| OAT BU | 210 |
| POT AC | 2 |
| POT BU | 158 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 40 |
| WHT AC | 15 |
| WHT SP BU | 220 |
Other recorded variables (54 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| A 11 50 | 1 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 2,244 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 2,213 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 4,457 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 13 |
| DUCKS | 149 |
| FAMILIES | 1,402 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FRN CA | 66 |
| GEESE | 47 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,798 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 239 |
| HOUSES | 1,391 |
| HOUSES B | 503 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 38 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 310 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 147 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 583 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES S | 56 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 827 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 50 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 20 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 12 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 786 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 62 |
| HOUSES W | 832 |
| INF 11 A | 49 |
| MD FEM | 1,234 |
| MD MALE | 1,245 |
| MD TOT | 2,479 |
| MILK COWS | 20 |
| NAME CD | Hamilton, City—Cité |
| OC F | 11 |
| OC P | 39 |
| OC TOT | 50 |
| OTHER FOWL | 49 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 7 |
| OTHERS | 7,223 |
| SHEEP | 12 |
| SUP AM | 42 |
| SUP JV | 20 |
| SUP PAT | 17 |
| SUP SC | 5 |
| SUP TOT | 42 |
| SWINE | 24 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 1,391 |
| TURKEY | 3 |
| WID FEM | 284 |
| WID MALE | 69 |
| WID TOT | 353 |
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/.