Hamilton, Ward—Quartier No. 7, Ontario (1881 census)
Hamilton, Ward—Quartier No. 7 was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 5,363. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.262°N, 79.845°W.
Population
In 1881, Hamilton, Ward—Quartier No. 7 had a population of 5,363: 2,652 male and 2,711 female residents. Population density was 3570.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 5,363 |
| 1891 | 9,375 |
| 1901 | 9,304 |
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. 7 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 1,117 |
| Number of families | 1,117 |
| Number of females | 2,711 |
| Number of males | 2,652 |
| Number of married females | 971 |
| Number of married males | 955 |
| Number of married persons | 1,926 |
| Number of widowed females | 154 |
| Number of widowed males | 52 |
| Number of widowed persons | 206 |
| POP TOT | 5,363 |
| Total population | 5,363 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,586 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,645 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,231 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 14 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 1,080 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,081 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 64 |
Agriculture (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2 |
| Acres of potatoes | 9 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 100 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,296 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 926 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 161 |
| HAY AC | 2 |
| HAY TONS | 4 |
| OAT BU | 100 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1 |
| POT AC | 9 |
| POT BU | 926 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,586 |
| C UNMD M | 1,645 |
| C UNMD TOT | 3,231 |
| D OCC | 1,081 |
| FEMALE | 2,711 |
| H CON | 14 |
| H INHAB | 1,080 |
| H UNINH | 64 |
| MALE | 2,652 |
| MD F | 971 |
| MD M | 955 |
| MD TOT | 1,926 |
| NUMBER CD | 149 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,296 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 161 |
| WID F | 154 |
| WID M | 52 |
| WID TOT | 206 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON149007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON069007— 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. 7, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hamilton-ward-quartier-no-7-on149007-1881/.