Hamilton, Ward—Quartier No. 6, Ontario (1881 census)
Hamilton, Ward—Quartier No. 6 was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 6,035. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.264°N, 79.860°W.
Population
In 1881, Hamilton, Ward—Quartier No. 6 had a population of 6,035: 2,955 male and 3,080 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 1881
In the 1881 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, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 6,035 total population, 3,080 females, 2,955 males, 2,035 married persons, 1,192 families, 1,019 married females, 1,016 married males, 306 widowed persons, 230 widowed females, 76 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 3,694 single persons under 18, 1,863 single males under 18, 1,831 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 1,152 inhabited houses, 1,152 occupied houses, 50 uninhabited houses, 15 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 1,728 bushels of potatoes, 1,130 bushels of oats, 760 bushels of other root crops, 191 bushels of corn, 122 bushels of peas and beans, 81 bushels of turnips, 60 bushels of spring wheat, 18 tons of hay, 17 acres of potatoes, 11 acres of hay crops, 5 acres of wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 6,036 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:
ON149006— 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 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. 6, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hamilton-ward-quartier-no-6-on149006-1881/.