Kingston, Cataraqui, Ward—Quartier, Ontario (1861 census)
Kingston, Cataraqui, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,812. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.244°N, 76.481°W.
Population
In 1861, Kingston, Cataraqui, Ward—Quartier had a population of 2,812: 1,377 male and 1,435 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 1861
In the 1861 census, Kingston, Cataraqui, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 123 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,812 total population, 1,435 females, 1,377 males, Female members of the family who are present: 1,347, Male members of the family who are present: 1,248, 912 single females, 876 single males, 472 married males, 463 married females, 255 males attending school, 205 females attending school, 133 adult females unable to read or write, Males present who are not members of the family: 129, Females present who are not members of the family: 88, 76 adult males unable to read or write, 69 female births, 60 widowed females, 54 male births, 29 widowed males, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic females, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 216 married females aged 30 to 40, 205 males aged 5 to 10, 192 females aged 5 to 10, 185 married males aged 30 to 40, 149 single females aged 10 to 15, 145 married females aged 20 to 30, 144 married males aged 40 to 50, 143 single males aged 10 to 15, 131 single females aged 15 to 20, 114 single males aged 15 to 20, 109 single males aged 20 to 30, 108 single females aged 20 to 30, 81 married males aged 20 to 30, 67 married females aged 40 to 50, 61 females age 3 to 4, 53 females aged 2 to 3, 52 males aged 1 to 2, 52 males aged 4 to 5, 51 males aged 3 to 4, 47 females aged 1 to 2, 45 females aged 4 to 5, 44 married males aged 50 to 60, 43 males aged 2 to 3, 27 single males aged 30 to 40, 26 single females aged 30 to 40, 23 married females aged 50 to 60, 16 married males aged 60 to 70, 16 single females aged 40 to 50, 15 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 14 single males aged 40 to 50, 14 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 12 single females aged 50 to 60, 10 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 9 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 8 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 6 married females aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 5 married females aged 15 to 20, 5 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 males of unknown age, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 married males aged 70 to 80, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 females of unknown age, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,352 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 883 persons originating in Ireland, 311 persons originating in England or Wales, 137 persons originating in Scotland, 53 persons originating in the United States, 22 French Canadians, 14 male negroes or coloured persons, 14 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 10 persons originating in the West Indies, 9 female negroes or coloured persons, 8 negroes or coloured persons, 8 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 7 persons originating in the East Indies, 4 persons originating in Newfoundland, 2 persons originating in all other places, 2 persons originating in France, 2 persons originating in New Brunswick, 2 persons originating in Sweden or Norway, 1 persons originating in Switzerland. 2 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $60,086 value all livestock, 886 milk cows, 693 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 431 horses aged over 3 years, 369 swine, 10 sheep. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $28,019 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), $6,429 value carriages for hire (dollars), 277 carriages for pleasure, 64 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 13 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 7, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON109001— 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 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/kingston-cataraqui-ward-quartier-on109001-1861/.