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 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 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 5,363 total population, 2,711 females, 2,652 males, 1,926 married persons, 1,117 families, 971 married females, 955 married males, 206 widowed persons, 154 widowed females, 52 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 3,231 single persons under 18, 1,645 single males under 18, 1,586 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 1,081 occupied houses, 1,080 inhabited houses, 64 uninhabited houses, 14 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 1,296 bushels of other root crops, 926 bushels of potatoes, 161 bushels of turnips, 100 bushels of oats, 9 acres of potatoes, 4 tons of hay, 2 acres of hay crops, 1 bushels of peas and beans. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 5,364 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:
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/.