Kingston, Cataraqui, Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1851 census)
Kingston, Cataraqui, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,658. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.244°N, 76.481°W.
Population
In 1851, Kingston, Cataraqui, Ward—Quartier had a population of 1,658: 807 male and 851 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,658 |
| 1861 | 2,812 |
| 1871 | 2,036 |
| 1881 | 2,301 |
| 1891 | 3,589 |
| 1901 | 2,951 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Kingston, Cataraqui, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 104 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 1,658 total population, 851 females, 807 males, Female members of the family who are present: 728, Male members of the family who are present: 658, 543 single males, 532 single females, 332 families, 248 married females, 243 married males, Males present who are not members of the family: 149, 143 males attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 123, 119 females attending school, 71 widowed females, 38 male births, 34 female births, Male members of the family who are present: 22, 21 widowed males, Female members of the family who are absent: 14, 1 blind males, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 113 females aged 5 to 10, 107 single females aged 10 to 15, 103 single females aged 15 to 20, 100 married females aged 20 to 30, 96 single males aged 10 to 15, 95 males aged 5 to 10, 95 single males aged 15 to 20, 92 married males aged 30 to 40, 92 single males aged 20 to 30, 90 married females aged 30 to 40, 57 married males aged 20 to 30, 54 married males aged 40 to 50, 48 single females aged 20 to 30, 42 males under age 1, 34 females under age 1, 34 married females aged 40 to 50, 33 females aged 1 to 2, 30 married males aged 50 to 60, 29 females aged 2 to 3, 26 males aged 1 to 2, 24 males aged 2 to 3, 24 males aged 3 to 4, 23 females age 3 to 4, 22 single males aged 30 to 40, 21 females aged 4 to 5, 20 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 18 males aged 4 to 5, 15 single females aged 30 to 40, 14 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 12 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 11 married females aged 15 to 20, 11 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 8 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 7 married females aged 50 to 60, 7 married males aged 60 to 70, 7 single males aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 5 married females aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 married males aged 70 to 80, 3 single females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 females of unknown age, 1 males of unknown age, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 684 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 611 persons originating in Ireland, 172 persons originating in England or Wales, 68 persons originating in the United States, 50 persons originating in Scotland, 38 French Canadians, 28 persons originating in all other places, 15 male negroes or coloured persons, 7 female negroes or coloured persons, 7 persons originating in Germany or Holland. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 26 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 14, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 12, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON045004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON077001— 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 1851 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). "Kingston, Cataraqui, Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/kingston-cataraqui-ward-quartier-on045004-1851/.