Kingston, Cataraqui, Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1871 census)
Kingston, Cataraqui, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,036. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.244°N, 76.481°W.
Population
In 1871, Kingston, Cataraqui, Ward—Quartier had a population of 2,036: 1,016 male and 1,020 female residents. Population density was 2928.5 people per square mile.
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 1871
In the 1871 census, Kingston, Cataraqui, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 46 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 434 |
| Number of females | 1,020 |
| Number of males | 1,016 |
| Number of married females | 335 |
| Number of married males | 338 |
| Number of married persons | 673 |
| Number of widowed females | 89 |
| Number of widowed males | 26 |
| Number of widowed persons | 115 |
| Total population | 2,036 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 596 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 652 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,248 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 352 |
| Number of occupied houses | 352 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 300 |
| OAT BU | 60 |
| PEA BU | 150 |
| POT AC | 3 |
| POT BU | 627 |
| Total area (acres) | 335 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA | 335 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 8 |
| CD | 66 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 434 |
| FEMALE | 1,020 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 352 |
| INHABITED | 352 |
| MALE | 1,016 |
| MARRIED F | 335 |
| MARRIED M | 338 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 673 |
| POPULATION | 2,036 |
| ROOT BU | 49 |
| SINGLE F | 596 |
| SINGLE M | 652 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,248 |
| TUR BU | 2 |
| UNINHABITED | 14 |
| WIDOWED F | 89 |
| WIDOWED M | 26 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 115 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON066007— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/kingston-cataraqui-ward-quartier-on066007-1871/.